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  2. List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites

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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.

  3. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of rocket launch sites - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing

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    (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to ...

  7. Shuttle Landing Facility - Wikipedia

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    The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), also known as Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) [1] (IATA: QQS, ICAO: KTTS, FAA LID: TTS), is an airport located on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Kennedy Space Center and was used by Space Shuttle for landing until July 2011.

  8. FAA grounds SpaceX after fiery landing of uncrewed launch: It ...

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    Both Polaris Dawn and SpaceX Crew-9, which will provide a ride home in 2025 to the Starliner crew, could be in limbo following the FAA grounding.

  9. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B - Wikipedia

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    Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) is the second 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 39A , was first designed for the Saturn V launch vehicle, which at the time was the United States' most powerful rocket.