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Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip is a military airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
 near Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach, Florida

Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 12,435....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Part of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing , at nearby Patrick Air Force Base; located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, CCAFS is the primary Launch Head of the Eastern Range....
 complex, the CCAFS Skid Strip was mostly remembered as the runway used by NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
's Pregnant Guppy and Super Guppy transport aircraft used to carry the S-IVB
S-IVB

The S-IVB was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine....
 upper stage for the Saturn IB
Saturn IB

The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Apollo Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable for testing the Apollo spacecraft while the larger Saturn V...
 and Saturn V
Saturn V

The Saturn V was a multistage rocket liquid-fuel expendable launch system rocket used by NASA's Apollo program and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973....
 rockets used in Project Apollo
Project Apollo

The Apollo program was a human spaceflight program undertaken by NASA during the years 1961?1975 with the goal of conducting manned moon landing missions....
. Today, it is predominantly used by USAF C-130 Hercules
C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide....
, C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large, military Cargo aircraft manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The C-17 is operated by the United States Air Force, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Canadian Forces Air Command, while NATO and Qatar have placed orders for the airlifter....
 and C-5 Galaxy
C-5 Galaxy

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large, military Cargo aircraft built by Lockheed. It was designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances and to carry Outsize cargo and oversize cargo....
 aircraft transporting satellite payloads to CCAFS for mating with launch vehicles.

The CCAFS Skid Strip is sometimes confused with the NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 Shuttle Landing Facility, but that runway, specially constructed for the Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
, is located at the adjacent NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 John F.






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Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip is a military airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
 near Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach, Florida

Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 12,435....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Part of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing , at nearby Patrick Air Force Base; located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, CCAFS is the primary Launch Head of the Eastern Range....
 complex, the CCAFS Skid Strip was mostly remembered as the runway used by NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
's Pregnant Guppy and Super Guppy transport aircraft used to carry the S-IVB
S-IVB

The S-IVB was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine....
 upper stage for the Saturn IB
Saturn IB

The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Apollo Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable for testing the Apollo spacecraft while the larger Saturn V...
 and Saturn V
Saturn V

The Saturn V was a multistage rocket liquid-fuel expendable launch system rocket used by NASA's Apollo program and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973....
 rockets used in Project Apollo
Project Apollo

The Apollo program was a human spaceflight program undertaken by NASA during the years 1961?1975 with the goal of conducting manned moon landing missions....
. Today, it is predominantly used by USAF C-130 Hercules
C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide....
, C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large, military Cargo aircraft manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The C-17 is operated by the United States Air Force, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Canadian Forces Air Command, while NATO and Qatar have placed orders for the airlifter....
 and C-5 Galaxy
C-5 Galaxy

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large, military Cargo aircraft built by Lockheed. It was designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances and to carry Outsize cargo and oversize cargo....
 aircraft transporting satellite payloads to CCAFS for mating with launch vehicles.

The CCAFS Skid Strip is sometimes confused with the NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 Shuttle Landing Facility, but that runway, specially constructed for the Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
, is located at the adjacent NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 John F. Kennedy Space Center.

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