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August 16th 03, 01:59 AM
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Jay Masino wrote in message ... Steven P. McNicoll wrote: Not long after President Kennedy was assassinated President Johnson decreed that the NASA facilities on Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island would be renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center. But the previous name did not contain "Cape Canaveral", it was just called the NASA Launch Operations Center. Johnson also decreed that "Cape Canaveral", the geographic place name, would be changed to "Cape Kennedy". A couple of months later the USAF announced that Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex would be renamed Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. Hmmm. Cool trivia! -- Jay there is a great map of the place at: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17...4&s=200&size=l It even shows the launch pads Shuttle launch pads are 39 A and B 
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