ROCKETRY TERMINOLOGY A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site blockhouse The blockhouse at Cape Caneveral Launch Complex 34 (LC-34), with the service structure rising behind it, November 1960. Credit: NASA A heavily reinforced building, designed to withstand blast and heat, which, in the early years of space exploration, contained the electronic controls and equipment for preparing and launching a rocket. Related category    • ROCKETRY TERMINOLOGY Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP