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The STS-121 launch seen from the LC-39 Press Site in July 2006. The site includes an elevated mound where news media facilities are located, as well as the KSC News Center and several smaller support buildings. The News Center is 8,700 square feet (810 m 2) and contains 15 site support offices, media workspace, and a media library. [3]
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre (57,000 ha) U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs.
The Merritt Island Public Library, though a part of the Brevard County Library System, is a state-designated special library district. Since Merritt Island is an unincorporated area of Brevard County, [33] in 1965 the area applied for, and was designated, a special library district under Chapter 65-1289 by the Florida Legislature. [34]
Situated on an Atlantic coast peninsula, North Merritt Island is a portion of the larger Merritt Island area in Brevard County, Florida. The area is well-known for its close vicinity to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center, which contribute to its rich aerospace culture and heritage. North Merritt Island was first ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Merritt Island, Florida" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Buildings and structures in Merritt Island, Florida (27 P) K. Kennedy Space Center (3 C, 39 P) P. People from Merritt Island, Florida (36 P)
Field Manor, located at 750 Field Manor Drive in Indianola on Merritt Island, Florida was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1997, as the J.R. Field Homestead. It is one of the oldest standing structures on Merritt Island, dating to the 1880s. The property and structure now serve as a historic house museum.
Located on Merritt Island, Florida, the center is north-northwest of Cape Canaveral on the Atlantic Ocean, midway between Miami and Jacksonville on Florida's Space Coast, due east of Orlando. It is 34 miles (55 km) long and roughly six miles (9.7 km) wide, covering 219 square miles (570 km 2).