Cape Kennedy

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Cape Kennedy

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cape + Kennedy. Named after American politician John F. Kennedy, president of the United States, after his assassination, due to the location of the NASA Launch Operations Center, on a cape in Florida.

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  1. historical Former name of Cape Canaveral: a cape in Florida, United States.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, historical Ellipsis of Cape Kennedy Air Force Station; former name of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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@misc{cape_kennedy_2026,
  title = {Cape Kennedy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cape%20kennedy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}