Canaveral

[kuh-nav-er-uhl]

noun

1. Cape, a cape on an island in E Florida: site of John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Canaveral

/ kəˈnævərəl /

noun

1. Former name (1963–73): Cape Kennedy. a cape on the E coast of Florida: site of the US Air Force Missile Test Centre, from which the majority of US space missions have been launched

Example Sentences

The flight, dubbed NROL-69, launched shortly before 2 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, according to Space X’s website, where the launch can be seen on video.

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However, that Wednesday launch was scrubbed when Cape Canaveral crews detected a problem with a clamp that helps to hold the Falcon 9 rocket upright on the launchpad.

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The Falcon 9 launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was put back due to a hydraulic ground issue.

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Blue Origin's employees and crowds gathered near Cape Canaveral cheered as the 98 meters-high rocket hurtled into orbit.

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In September Musk threatened to sue the Federal Aviation Administration over its plans to fine his SpaceX company $633,000 for alleged license infringements related to some of its rocket launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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