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1962 establishments in Florida

  • Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39In 1948, the Navy transferred the former Banana River Naval Air Station to the Air Force for testing captured German V-2 rockets.
  • Kennedy Space CenterIn 1962, NASA began buying land on Merritt Island to build a new launch center. The agency needed about 88,000 acres for its ambitious lunar program.