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==Matagorda Island AFB== | ==Matagorda Island AFB== | ||
| − | '''Matagorda Island AFB''', Matagorda Island, TX (28.33N 96.46W) is a surface base that comes with the default Orbiter installation | + | '''Matagorda Island AFB''', Matagorda Island, TX (28.33N 96.46W) is a surface base that comes with the default Orbiter installation. |
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Built during WW2 and know as '''Matagorda Island AFB'''. | Built during WW2 and know as '''Matagorda Island AFB'''. | ||
The site was one of the early NASA considerations for a launch site before they settled on [[Cape Canaveral]]. | The site was one of the early NASA considerations for a launch site before they settled on [[Cape Canaveral]]. | ||
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| + | After that it was used by [[Deke Slayton]] and other former astronauts in a private space venture in the late 1960s/1970s. | ||
| + | Several attempts to launch kerosene/liquid oxygen vehicles failed. | ||
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Matagorda Island AFB was deactivated in 1975. | Matagorda Island AFB was deactivated in 1975. | ||
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When in use, the base had 6 paved runways, control tower, VOR (116.4) and NDB beacons. | When in use, the base had 6 paved runways, control tower, VOR (116.4) and NDB beacons. | ||
It had one 15,000 ft runway, two 10,000 ft, and numerous shorter runways (at least 5000 ft). | It had one 15,000 ft runway, two 10,000 ft, and numerous shorter runways (at least 5000 ft). | ||
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==Pierce Field== | ==Pierce Field== | ||
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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Built during WW2 to support the ''Matagorda Bombing Range'' to the west. The airfield had a total of 5 paved runways. | Built during WW2 to support the ''Matagorda Bombing Range'' to the west. The airfield had a total of 5 paved runways. | ||
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===Pads and runways=== | ===Pads and runways=== | ||
*Runway 6/24, 1829 x 23 m, concrete | *Runway 6/24, 1829 x 23 m, concrete | ||
*Runway 18/36, 1524 x 23 m, concrete | *Runway 18/36, 1524 x 23 m, concrete | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base] | ||
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[[Category:Real spaceports]] | [[Category:Real spaceports]] | ||
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