Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Challenger
Space Shuttle Program
— Space View Park —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, December 17, 2017
1. Challenger Marker
Name Origin:
Named for a British exploration ship that sailed in the 19th Century, as well as the Apollo 17 lunar module.
Flight History:
First flight April 4, 1983.
Challenger completed 995 orbits during 10 missions beginning in 1983. Challenger and its crew were lost during a 1986 launch.
Erected 2014 by City of Titusville/U.S. Space Walk Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Exploration • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1983.
Location. 28° 36.863′ N, 80° 48.418′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Orange Street and South Washington Avenue, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Enterprise (here, next to this marker); Discovery (here, next to this marker); "TFNG" (here, next to this marker); Columbia (a few steps from this marker); Atlantis (a few steps from this marker); Endeavour (a few steps from this marker); The Steamboat Pioneer, 1877
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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 America’s 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. Challenger Marker
Photographed By NASA Photo
3. 3 Space Shuttle Challenger, Final Launch
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 283 times since then and 9 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.
