Blockhouse at Launch Complex 19

Creator

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information

Files

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

This launch complex was used by NASA for all of the Gemini manned spaceflights, as well as the unmanned Titan I and Titan II missiles. It was built in 1959 by the US Army Corp of Engineers. The structure is made of reinforced concrete, with the site including a ready room, launch ramp and test stand along with the impressive the launch control center (Blockhouse). This structure was documented using a phase shift laser scanner as well as photogrammetry, imaging, and GPS survey. Listed as 8BR2261 with the Florida Master Site File. See our docu-short on our 3D project: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/365904796

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Keywords

Laser scanning, Landmark, Heritage, Florida, AR, Astronaut, Education, Preservation, Gemini, Space engineers, National Register, Cape Canaveral, Space history, 3D modeling, Space, History, Space Force, SLD 45, NoAI

Extent

1 3-D Model

Recommended Citation

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information, "Blockhouse at Launch Complex 19" (2022). Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – 3D Historic Launch Complexes. 60.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cdhgi_cape_canaveral_3d/60