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We move now from Cape Canaveral to start our exploration of Kennedy Space Center proper. First on our tour will be the facilities that supported Apollo spacecraft assembly and checkout.
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 The CCAFS airstrip was called the Skid Strip, because it was the landing place for SM-62 Snark cruise missiles tests. The Snark lacked wheeled landing gear, so it was supposed to skid to a halt on the runway at the conclusion of test flights.
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Ward, J.H. (2015). The Spacecraft Assembly and Checkout Facilities. In: Rocket Ranch. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17789-2_4
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