United States of America - Florida - Orlando - Kennedy Space Center

A part of my World envelope collection consists of special post offices. One of the post offices I considered special is Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers. Since December 1968, Kennedy Space Center has been NASA's primary launch center of human spaceflight. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). The management of the two entities work very closely together, share resources, and even own facilities on each other's property.

Located on Merritt Island, Florida, the center is north-northwest of Cape Canaveral on the Atlantic Ocean, midway between Miami and Jacksonville on Florida's Space Coast, due east of Orlando. It is 55 km long and roughly 9,7 km wide, covering 570 km².

KSC is a major central Florida tourist destination and is approximately one hour's drive from the Orlando area. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers public tours of the center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

On the envelope I put the US stamp issued on 20 July 1989 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Moon landing. The envelope was sent back in a protective cover. A good service of the KSC post office.

Website of the Kennedy Space Center: kennedyspacecenter.com.

Date sent: 3 May 2017

Date postmark: 15 May 2017

Date received: 23 May 2017

Number of days: 20

Envelope in collection: 93