Cape Canaveral Space Force Station: Difference between revisions

The CCSFS area had been used by the United States government to test missiles since 1949, when President Harry S. Truman established the '''Joint Long Range Proving Ground''' at Cape Canaveral.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patrick.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4514 |title=Factsheets : Evolution of the 45th Space Wing|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613181155/http://www.patrick.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4514|archive-date=June 13, 2011}}</ref> The location was among the best in the continental United States for this purpose, as it allowed for launches out over the Atlantic Ocean, and is closer to the [[equator]] than most other parts of the United States, allowing rockets to get a boost from the Earth's rotation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rowan |first1=Karen |title=Why Are Rockets Launched from Florida? |website=[[Space.com]] |url=https://www.space.com/8811-rockets-launched-florida.html |access-date=April 27, 2022 |date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>