Launch VehiclesLaunch vehicles are the rocket-powered systems that provide transportation from the Earth’s surface into the environment of space. Kennedy Space Center’s heritage includes launching robotic and satellite missions into space primarily using Atlas, Delta and Titan launch vehicles. Other launch vehicles include the Pegasus and Athena. The Launch Services Program continues this mission today directing launches from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.; Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.; Kodiak, Alaska; and Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

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