#launch complex

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April 1st 2026 - Artemis II lifting off from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

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Iconic picture of the Mercury 7 Astronaut plaque erected near Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (c. 1964). In the background, you can see the launch gantries for Launch Complex 13 (already outfitted for launching the Atlas-Agena) and Launch Complex 12 in the distance. A remarkable sight that greeted the Air Force workers every morning.

The plaque and time capsule still remain at the site, even though the gantries have disappeared and dense forests of trees now line the sides of ICBM Road.

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A powerful electrical storm created an eerie tapestry of light in the skies near Launch Complex 39A in the hours preceding the launch of STS-8 [2190x2824]

A powerful electrical storm created an eerie tapestry of light in the skies near Launch Complex 39A in the hours preceding the launch of STS-8 [2190×2824]

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A great view of one of the launch pads. Note the crawler making a high speed getaway at the top left.

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SpaceX preps for test of Dragon capsule’s life-saving abort system

SpaceX preps for test of Dragon capsule’s life-saving abort system

NEW YORK: At 9 a.m. ET Wednesday, if weather cooperates and all systems are “go,” a prototype Dragon capsule will fire eight SuperDraco engines to launch from a stand at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, testing a system critical to the safety of astronauts who might climb on board by 2017. If all goes well, the six-second engine firing, producing 120,000 pounds of thrust, will rocket the capsule…

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Aerial view of the launch of STS-2 Columbia from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.