Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina. It became famous after the Wright Brothers of Ohio selected a nearby site upon which to make their first controlled powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903.

Kitty Hawk in Worldwar
With its strong connection to American aviation, Kitty Hawk was the logical choice to become the home the United States Air and Space Force's orbital missions base in 1950s. Glenn Johnson was among several "spacemen" who on a daily basis launched, orbitted the Earth several times, and then landed again.