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NASA and SpaceX ink agreement for the use of the historical launch pad of the Apollo missions

Cape Canaveral, USA - The California-based company will operate the facility at its own expense

NASA Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the site from which numerous Apollo and space shuttle missions started, is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site. The American space agency signed a property agreement with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for use and occupancy of the seaside complex along Florida's central east coast. It will serve as a platform...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1159649
Rome, Italy, 04/16/2014 15:57
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