Astronaut beach house
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The Astronaut Beach House is a two-story house built in 1962 as a part of the then Neptune Beach subdivision at Cape Canaveral, Florida
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NASA bought the development for $31,500 in 1963 to accommodate the expanding Kennedy Space Center
, and other private homes were removed. Unlike a nearby gas station and store, the home was left and has served as a social gathering point for astronaut
s prior to launch. Officially it was called the Astronaut Training and Rehabilitation Building then, today it is officially titled the Kennedy Space Center Conference Center. Throughout its history with NASA it has been known as the Astronaut Beach House or simply The Beach House.
It stands 50 metres back from the shoreline directly in between Pads 40 and 41 It also serves as a private conference center, and for astronauts and their families for private gatherings and bar-b-ques before launch. The house contains memorabilia including wine bottles signed by crew members identified by mission decals.
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...
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NASA bought the development for $31,500 in 1963 to accommodate the expanding Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA installation that has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. Although such flights are currently on hiatus, KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program...
, and other private homes were removed. Unlike a nearby gas station and store, the home was left and has served as a social gathering point for astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
s prior to launch. Officially it was called the Astronaut Training and Rehabilitation Building then, today it is officially titled the Kennedy Space Center Conference Center. Throughout its history with NASA it has been known as the Astronaut Beach House or simply The Beach House.
It stands 50 metres back from the shoreline directly in between Pads 40 and 41 It also serves as a private conference center, and for astronauts and their families for private gatherings and bar-b-ques before launch. The house contains memorabilia including wine bottles signed by crew members identified by mission decals.