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Barbados Barbados became involved as a bridgehead to space as the site for Gerald Bull's development of gun-boosted sounding rocket and satelite launchers in the 1960's. The facilities and modified artillery pieces he built still stand today, rusting, their original purpose a mystery to local residents. Launch Sites in Barbados Barbados. Agency: USAF. Operating Country: USA. Type: Orbital Launch Site. Location: Windward Islands. Latitude: 13.0770. Longitude: -59.4758. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.