CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION LAUNCH COMPLEX 34

'Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34' ('LC-34') is a launch site at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was used by NASA as part of the Apollo Program, to launch Saturn I and IB rockets.
Notably, it was the site of the Apollo 204 (Apollo 1) fire, which claimed the lives of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee, on January 27, 1967.
The pad saw its first launch on October 27, 1961. This was the SA-1 mission - also the first use of the Saturn I. It was closed in 1968, with its last launch being Apollo 7, the first manned flight of the Apollo Program.
Originally, NASA planned to re-activate LC-34, along with LC-37 for the Apollo Applications Program, but this was cancelled. It was also considered for manned missions to Skylab, but in the end, LC-39B was chosen for these flights.
Today, the launch platform is all that is left of the pad. A memorial plaque to the crew of Apollo 1, who died at the pad, is attached to this. It bears the inscription:

''LAUNCH COMPLEX 34''

''Friday, 27 January 1967''

''1831 Hours''



''Dedicated to the living memory of the crew of the Apollo 1'':



''U.S.A.F. Lt. Colonel Virgil I. Grissom''

''U.S.A.F. Lt. Colonel Edward H. White, II''

''U.S.N. Lt. Commander Roger B. Chaffee''



''They gave their lives in service to their country in the ongoing exploration of humankind's final frontier. Remember them not for how they died but for those ideals for which they lived.''

Another plaque states:

''IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE SO OTHERS COULD REACH FOR THE STARS''



''AD ASTRA PER ASPERA''

''(A ROUGH ROAD LEADS TO THE STARS)''



''GOD SPEED TO THE CREW OF APOLLO 1''

It is currently the subject of discussion as a possible launch site for the Ares I launch vehicle for Project Constellation.

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Launch history

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Launch history

This is a complete list of all launches made from LC-34.

Date	Time	Launch Vehicle	Mission	Payload	Remarks
October 27, 1961	15:06 GMT	Saturn I	SA-1	(none)	First use of LC-34, First flight of Saturn I.
April 25, 1962	14:00 GMT	Saturn I	SA-2	Highwater	Self-destruct detonated after completion of mission to test effects of water at high altitudes on communications.
November 16, 1962	17:45 GMT	Saturn I	SA-3	Highwater	Self-destruct detonated after completion of mission to test effects of water at high altitudes on communications.
March 28, 1963	20:11 GMT	Saturn I	SA-4	(none)
February 26, 1966	15:06 GMT	Saturn IB	AS-201	Apollo CSM	First flight of Saturn IB and Apollo Spacecraft
August 25, 1966	17:15 GMT	Saturn IB	AS-202	Apollo CSM
October 11, 1968	15:02 GMT	Saturn IB	Apollo 7	Manned Apollo CSM	First manned Apollo flight, last use of LC-34

See also

★ List of spaceflights by year

★ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

★ Project Apollo

★ Saturn I

★ Saturn IB

★ Merritt Island

★ List of Merritt Island launch sites

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