Hangar AE

Built in 1959, Hangar AE was originally built for a Department of Defense missile program. The facility was acquired in 1960 by NASA and modified for unmanned missions.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: NASA support building at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
  • Also known as: “AE Building”, “Building AE”, “Facility 60680”, “Missile Assembly Building AE”, and “Spacecraft Assembly and Checkout Building”
  • Address: 60680 Hangar Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip and Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14.

Aerodrome
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on in . is situated 2 miles southeast of Hangar AE.

Ruins
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Launch Complex 14 is a launch site at in . Part of the Missile Row lineup of launch sites in the region, LC-14 was used for various crewed and uncrewed Atlas launches, including the February 1962 Friendship 7 flight aboard which John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. is situated 2½ miles east of Hangar AE.

Hangar AE

Latitude
28.48995° or 28° 29′ 24″ north
Longitude
-80.58511° or 80° 35′ 6″ west
Open location code
76WXFCQ7+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62233457
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5647899
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Satellite Map

Discover Hangar AE from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Security Police and Gymnasium.

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