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NASA Center Directors Discuss Agency’s Future

Pat Host

Friday, April 21st, 2017

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By Kendall Russell / Via SatelliteCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Reconstruction of NASA Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Launch Pad 39B should be completed by August, according to KSC Director Robert Cabana.Cabana said, furthermore, NASA hopes to support up to 45 launches a year from the Cape after the pad is back in operation. Most of the activity will come from commercial launch providers such as Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), which has already launched three successful missions from the KSC, despite delays stemming…

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