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Kennedy Space Center, operated by NASA, has two launch complexes on Merritt Island comprising four pads—two active, one under lease, and one inactive.From 1967 to 1975, it was the site of 13 Saturn V launches, three crewed Skylab flights and the Apollo–Soyuz; all Space Shuttle flights from 1981 to 2011, and one Ares 1-X flight in 2009.
Location – Name of launch site (sometimes also province etc.) Coordinates – geographical coordinates; Operational date – the period of years of launch activities; Number of rocket launches – the total number of launches, including failed launches; Heaviest rocket launched – total mass at lift-off
Robert D. Cabana, director of KSC, announces the signing of the LC-39A lease agreement on April 14, 2014.. In December 2013, NASA and SpaceX were in negotiations for SpaceX to lease Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, after SpaceX was selected in a multi-company bid process, following NASA's decision in early 2013 to lease the unused complex as part of a bid to reduce annual operation and ...
Apr. 23—A new westbound exit ramp on I-20 will open just east of Loop 250 in early May. This is a permanent feature of the Midkiff bridge project and will provide westbound travelers a more ...
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The first launch from Launch Complex 39 came in 1967 with the first Saturn V launch, which carried the uncrewed Apollo 4 spacecraft. The second uncrewed launch, Apollo 6 , also used Pad 39A. With the exception of Apollo 10 , which used Pad 39B (due to the "all-up" testing resulting in a 2-month turnaround period), all crewed Apollo-Saturn V ...
Miami’s Planning and Zoning Advisory Board voted Wednesday night, Dec. 22, to build a ramp and two dock piers near the Miami Marine Stadium, saying the city needs more boat ramps.
There are two public boat ramps; one is near the southern end off North Carolina Highway 42, and the other near the northern end by Avent Ferry Road. Harris Lake County Park is located on the northeastern section of the lake. The park was leased to Wake County by Duke Energy in 1985, and opened to the public in 1999. The 680-acre park features ...