Historic American Engineering Record Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Shuttle Landing Facility (John F. Kennedy Space Center)

Author(s): Patricia Slovinac

Year: 2011

Summary

HAER documentation of Launch Complex 39, Shuttle Landing Facility located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This record contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished. The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) Historic District, which is comprised of the SLF Runway, the Landing Aids Control Building (LACB), and the Mate-Demate Device (MDD), is considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in the context of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program (1969-2010) under Criterion A in the area of Space Exploration and under Criterion C in the area of Engineering. Because it has achieved significance within the past 50 years, Criteria Consideration G applies.

Cite this Record

Historic American Engineering Record Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Shuttle Landing Facility (John F. Kennedy Space Center). Patricia Slovinac. 2011 ( tDAR id: 458187) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8458187

Keywords

Site Name
Launch Complex 18

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking

General
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station • Landing Aids Control Building • Mate- Demate Device • Shuttle Landing Facility • SLF Runway

Geographic Keywords
Brevard (County) • Cape Canaveral • Florida (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.89; min lat: 28.207 ; max long: -80.5; max lat: 28.743 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cape Canaveral Space Force Station CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

FMSF (s): 18340

File Information

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18340-Launch-Complex-39.pdf 5.23mb Sep 29, 2020 2:55:00 PM Confidential

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Contact(s): Cape Canaveral Space Force Station CRM Manager