This aerial photograph, taken on July 31, 1997, shows the John F. Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida. The Kennedy Space Center, administered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), launched the Apollo missions to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s and continues to be the base for the space shuttle launch and landing operations. Several of its launch complexes can be seen in this photograph.
Aerial Photograph of the Kennedy Space Center
- 7/31/1997
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Central Intelligence Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 595143
Full Citation: ON 070011, EX-18415; Aerial Photograph of the Kennedy Space Center; 7/31/1997; Reconnaissance Photography, August 20, 1952–May 27, 1978; Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Record Group 263; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/aerial-photograph-kennedy-space-center-1997/, April 9, 2026]
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