First rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
JUL 24, 2015
The famed Florida spaceport debuted in 1950.
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.031015
On 24 July 1950, a Bumper rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch marked the debut of the facility as a spaceport. Today Cape Canaveral and the adjacent Kennedy Space Center together comprise one of the busiest spaceports in the world. (Photo credit: NASA/US Army)
Date in History: 24 July 1950
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