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Cape Canaveral named Cape Kennedy. Why was it changed back?
People didn't like the name
Something is messed up here with redirects:
but
It appears the article name is right. I'm going to fix the talk page. -- Chuq 15:02, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
I find the statement 'third-oldest European place name in the US' to be disputable since two place names in Puerto Rico: "San Juan" (1493; later restricted to mean just the capital of its namesake island) and "Caparra" (1508) are still currently in use (and are in the United States). Note that St._Augustine,_Florida article correctly articulates the 'continental' distinction in its claims. Vaughnsc ( talk) 14:54, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
The article gave reasons as to why it was built in Florida, but why didn't they take into account to frequent bad weather that is typical of Florida? It seems like every launch is delayed at least once due to weather, which is a huge waste of taxpayer money.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.240.182.65 ( talk • contribs)
It is a common misconception that the Kennedy Space Center is in Cape Canaveral. This is not true. While launch pads 39A and 39B are accross the Banana river on Cape Canaveral, the entire Kennedy Space Center is on Merritt Island, including it's headquarters. Cape Canaveral became known only because the launch pads for the Shuttles and previous launch vehicles are across the Banana river on an isolated strip of land that is considered Cape Canaveral. 130.76.96.14 18:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)jkrup44
The article says this and someone says that a citation is needed. "The "Cape Kennedy" name shows up in some 1960s TV shows, at least in episodes of "Flipper" and "I Dream of Jeannie".[citation needed]" Isn't this sort of ridiculous considering the fact that that the citation is the shows themselves. If the article says the name "Cape Kennedy" appeared in these shows, how could there be further citation? All one has to do it refer to the shows. Mirlin 21:47, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Just one question: do people live on Cape Canaveral or no? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.16.151.77 ( talk) 02:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC).
Of course! Cape canaveral is a thriving city, with many hotels, condos, restraunts, bars, businesses, and of course beaches. The remote area where launches take place is in an isolated area, accessible only from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, or the Kennedy Space Center. Port Canaveral, which is in Cape Canaveral is home to many cruise ships too.
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 02:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
While the trivia bit about the area code might be appropriate in the Cape Canaveral, Florida or Kennedy Space Center articles, I don't think it belongs in this article. In fact, the only place I think it is really appropriate (and not just trivia) is in the Area code 321 article (where it is only alluded to without a source). This article is about the geographical feature, and we don't include area codes for such. -- Donald Albury 14:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
"As of the census[7] of 2000, ... The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 12.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.5% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population."
These add to 132%. even after considering "Latino of any race were 12.5%" it's 119.5%. What's up with that? Grammarmonger ( talk) 18:12, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
I doubt that there was a "town" called Artesia and this was the name for all of Cape Canaveral which is what the text suggests. Until 1953 and maybe after, there was an "Artesia" post office where then then "A1A" road came closest to the harbor. So that little area, along with a couple of houses, might have been called "Artesia." But not what now is called Cape Canaveral (and maybe even then. Cape Canaveral isn't new either!).
I find it strange that the article does not mention the origin of the name Canaveral. It comes from the spanish "cañaveral" which means sugar cane field. Should I just add a blurb in the intro? Any suggestions? Markeilz ( talk) 23:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
The Timucuans and Ays Indians [2] were there when the Spanish arrived.[3] The Onathaqua tribe or village was in the area. They were in alliance with the Calusa in 1564. They may have been part of the Ais tribe.[4]
This page is completely outdated the space shuttle program was shut down in 2010. please upedate this page! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.108.201.92 ( talk) 04:43, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
This article cited a deadlink, http://kscvisit.com/cape-canaveral.html . I went in to fix it and edited it to point to an archive on Wayback Machine on archive.org.
But looking more closely at it, it seems obvious that this former site is just an unacknowledged copy of an old version of this article, i.e. citogenesis. The wording is very similar, but this passage, at the source, clinches it:
With "[citation needed]", it seems clear to have been copied from Wikipedia, not the other way around.
It's used to support four different sections, so a replacement cite needs to cover all those bases, or else the interdependency needs to be unwound. TJRC ( talk) 00:37, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
This sentence from the lead is not verified in the article body:
Since many U.S. spacecraft are launched from both the station and the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, the terms "Cape Canaveral," "Canaveral", or "the Cape" have become metonyms that refer to both as the launch site of spacecraft.
Just because people get confused and conflate one thing for the other, that does not mean they are metonyms (like Hollywood, Wall Street, or the White House). JustinTime55 ( talk) 21:49, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
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how long would a cat survive? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:DE7B:6100:81FD:CC2E:E8EF:FAF ( talk) 00:54, 30 June 2018 (UTC)