Canaveral

American

[kuh-nav-er-uhl] / kəˈnæv ər əl /

noun

Cape, a cape on an island in E Florida: site of John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Canaveral British

/ kəˈnævərəl /

noun

Former name (1963–73): Cape Kennedy. a cape on the E coast of Florida: site of the US Air Force Missile Test Centre, from which the majority of US space missions have been launched

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When she was growing up, Sophie Adenot plastered her childhood bedroom with posters of rockets launching from Cape Canaveral.

From Barron's

The mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 1100 GMT on February 11.

From Barron's

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

From BBC

SpaceX is seeking government permission for as many as 44 Starship launches a year from the Kennedy Space Center, and another 76 a year from the adjacent Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

From Slate

The Space Coast population has boomed, and Port Canaveral is the busiest cruise ship port in the nation.

From Slate

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