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Historic Hangar S was America’s Cradle of Human Space Exploration

Historic Hangar S was America’s Cradle of Human Space Exploration

During America’s first human spaceflight program, the eyes of the world often focused on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As the nation’s Project Mercury astronauts were taking their pioneering steps into space, a centerpiece facility in this effort for astronaut training, crew quarters and spacecraft processing was Hangar S at the Cape.