NASA picks SpaceX to lease historic shuttle launch pad

NASA launch pad 39, the agency needs now and can not afford to maintain a mothballed pad to take over the former Apollo and space shuttle, SpaceX, Falcon 9 rockets had chosen operator said Friday.

American Aerospace and Aviation Administration, NASA's first trip to the moon and the start of the first mission of the Atlantis space shuttle launch pad in Florida history considering leasing to private companies.Located in Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral launch pad 39A , where Atlantis retired not used since 2011 .

Regulate at least two trips to space launchers want to hire a private company said.The property built in the 1960s for the Apollo moon program , one of the two launchers .Since November 1967 , more than 90 flights were made from the launch pad .

However, NASA's space shuttle program to end two years ago after a 39 ramp and began to be used in many other space facility .NASA facilities in Florida, more than 150 were destroyed , or , or transferred to commercial companies , he says.

NASA launch pad for at least five year lease in October this aims to give .Private company called Space Exploration Technologies , one of the companies who want to hire ramp that is specified .The company previously had rented a nearby other launch ramp .The company sent astronauts to the International Space Station is trying to develop a manned flight .

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