St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day For May 11

St. Louis MO

12 May, 2022

2:49 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: May 11, 2022 On this date in 1949, Cape Canaveral was officially selected as a future site for US rocket launches and long-range flights. As a result, negotiations with the British government began for installation of a string of tracking stations in the Bahamas Islands. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.