You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. United States
  4. »
  5. Florida
  6. » Wilson
United States Flag Icon

Wilson Destination Guide

Delve into Wilson in United States

Wilson in the region of Florida is a city in United States - some 739 mi or ( 1189 km ) South of Washington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Wilson

Current time in Wilson is now 12:11 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Allenhurst, Bellwood, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, and Jacksonville. While being here, make sure to check out Allenhurst . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Wilson ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

STS-135 Ascent Imagery Highlights

17:02 min by ReelNASA
Views: 36774 Rating: 4.97

Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew begin the journey to the International Space Station on July 8, 2011. ..

Space Shuttle Launch - Endeavour - STS-123

2:37 min by sstar1711
Views: 7555 Rating: 4.56

Launch: March 11, 2008 2:28 am EDT Launch Pad: 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida --------------------------------------- Space shuttle Endeavour vaulted off the launch pad lighting up the night sky w ..


Space Shuttle Endeavour takes off from Kennedy Space Center for the last time

2:20 min by AttractionsMagazine
Views: 5685 Rating: 4.92

A look at the Space Shuttle Endeavour as she leaves NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the last time aboard a 747. The shuttle departed at 7:22 am on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour's ultimate destination is t ..

The Most Awesome Space Shuttle Endeavour Departure Ferry Flight Video

3:23 min by Matthew Travis
Views: 4074 Rating: 3.22

Sometimes the action with a GoPro isn't with the person wearing one. Here are twin GoPro Hero 2 cameras placed at the south end of Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, one facing north, on ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Shuttle Landing Facility

The Shuttle Landing Facility is an airport located on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, USA. It is a part of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), and was used by NASA's Space Shuttle for landing until the program's end in 2011, as well as for takeoffs and landings for NASA training jets and civilian aircraft, such as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.61 -80.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Brevard County, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, NASA facilities, Space Shuttle program

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows, two IMAX theaters, a range of bus tours of the spaceport, and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. It also encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. There were 1.5 million visitors in 2009 and it had some 700 employees.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.61 -80.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Aerospace museums in Florida, Buildings and structures in Brevard County, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Landmarks in Florida, Museums in Brevard County, Florida, Space Shuttle tourist attractions, Visitor attractions in Greater Orlando, Visitor centers in the United States

Playalinda Beach (Florida)

Playalinda Beach (Playa Linda - Spanish for "pretty beach") is a beach located on Florida's east coast in Canaveral National Seashore. When translated from Spanish, Playa linda is "pretty beach". The beach is open to the public daily between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm in the winter and 6:00 am to 8:00 pm in the summer. Access to the beach may be closed periodically in preparation for rocket launches from Cape Canaveral.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.66 -80.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Barrier islands of Florida, Beaches of Florida, Landforms of Brevard County, Florida, Protected areas of Brevard County, Florida, Titusville, Florida

Crawler-transporter

The crawler-transporters are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport spacecraft from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39. They were originally used to transport the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets during the Apollo, Skylab and Apollo–Soyuz programs. They were then used to transport Space Shuttles from 1981 to 2011.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.59 -80.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1965 introductions, Apollo program hardware, Space Shuttle program, Tracked vehicles

Orbiter Processing Facility

An Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) was one of three hangars where U.S. space shuttle orbiters underwent maintenance between flights. All three such facilities, OPF-1, OPF-2 and OPF-3, were located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at Launch Complex 39. They were located west of the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the orbiter was mated with its External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters before transport to the launch pad.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.59 -80.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Brevard County, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle program