moonport

(ˈmuːnˌpɔːt)

1. (Astronomy) a place from which flights leave for the moon

2. (Astronomy) a place where rockets land on the moon

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Benson and William Barnaby Faherty, Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations (Washington, D.C.: NASA SP-4204, 1978); Mark R.

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