SpaceX Launch Complex 17 was demolished to make way for Moon Express – Brinkwire

The former makes way for novelty – that's the truth since the beginning of time. We must always say goodbye to the good old ways of welcoming the new and the most advanced. Now a landmark launch site, the SpaceX Launch Complex 17 has been razed to make way for a new commercial operator

Space Launch Complex 17, widely known as the LC-17 was developed in 1956 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Air Force Station has witnessed the launch of 325 Thor and Delta rockets since its inception.

These two launches collapsed on Thursday, as Moon Express was designated to take this place to build its future lunar lander. 19659006] The LC-17 was originally developed to support the testing of the first US operational ballistic missile, Thor. Although, the first few attempts to launch have failed; These launching platforms have since enjoyed decades of success and discovery.

According to NASA's Spaceflight, the first successful launch of these launch launches took place on September 20, 1957. The operations of the launch complex were finally officially stopped in 2011 55 years of its foundation.

'Bittersweet Day. Heritage of a historic era, milestone of a new bright future, "tweeted Bob Richards, CEO of Moon Express CEO. This Florida-based start-up aims to build lunar landing gear similar to the ones we saw in Star Wars – the beloved droid R2D2.

Moon Express plans to develop the first lunar outpost by the end of 2020.