Cape Canaveral, Florida Timeline of Events

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Cape Canaveral, Florida

Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 10,147...

Timeline of Events

1959

8.7.1959

Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

1972

4.16.1972

Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

1973

11.16.1973

Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.