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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.
SpaceX signed a five-year lease for the land at the former Launch Complex 13 on 10 February 2015 to use the area to land reusable launch vehicles. [3] [15] The company originally planned to convert the old Atlas launch facility into a set of five discrete landing pads, one large primary pad with four smaller alternate pads surrounding it.
A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in the list. Proposed and planned sites and sites under construction are not included in the main tabulation, but may appear in condensed lists under the tables.
The landing, located on the east side of North Aurelius Road, north of Mt. Hope Road, is a great location for those seeking access to the Red Cedar River and the Lansing River Trail.
SpaceX routinely lands boosters of its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, either on a landing zone on the ground or on a drone ship. SpaceX landing zones are: SpaceX Landing Complex 1 (LC-1), USSF Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Space Coast, Florida, USA SpaceX Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) SpaceX Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.The pad, along with Launch Complex 39B, was first constructed in the 1960s to accommodate the Saturn V launch vehicle, and has been used to support NASA crewed space flight missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing and the Space Shuttle.
Finn Rock Landing on the McKenzie River has re-opened its boat launch, parking lot, and restrooms after months of renovations and improvement projects closed the area to the public.
Abandoned to the elements, there is a JB-2 wreck south of the ramp. Although the ramp itself is missing, its concrete pillars stand against the passage of time. Site 8OK248 ( 30°23′54″N 086°41′33″W / 30.39833°N 86.69250°W / 30.39833; -86.69250 ( JB-2 site 8OK248 ) ) is the remains of a JB-2 launch ramp (pillars only ...