Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Atlantis
Space Shuttle Program
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 17, 2017
1. Atlantis Marker
Name Origin:
Named for a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Sailing Ship of exploration in the 20th century.
Flight History:
First flight October 3, 1985.
Atlantis was launched into space 33 times and, during 4,848 orbits, flew 126 million miles. In 2011, Atlantis flew the final Space Shuttle mission.
Erected 2014 by City of Titusville/U.S. Space Walk Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1985.
Location. 28° 36.868′ N, 80° 48.42′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from the intersection of Orange Street and South Washington Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Orange Street, Titusville FL 32796, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Endeavour (here, next to this marker); Discovery (here, next to this marker); Enterprise (here, next to this marker); "TFNG" (a few steps from this marker); Columbia (a few steps from this marker); Challenger (a few steps from this marker);
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More about this marker. Space View Park is located less than 15 miles directly across from the Cape Canaveral launce pads. The Park is the first and only walk in the nation that honors Americas astronauts as well as the men and women behind the scenes who helped America lead the world in space exploration.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Atlantis Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. 3. Space Shuttle Endeavour landing after STS-127.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 17, 2017
4. Space View Park
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
