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NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida up for lease

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida.Full story

New Start: Space Station Crew Lifts Off from Revived Russian Launch Pad

One astronaut, two cosmonauts and 32 live fish left Earth for the International Space Station(ISS) Tuesday morning (Oct. 23), lifting off from a Russian launch pad that has not been used for manned missions for almost three decades. Full story

How to watch SpaceX's rocket launch

A private rocket is set to launch toward the International Space Station next week, and viewers in Florida will have an awesome view. Full story

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  Gopher moves in under Russian launch pad

Viral video has captured a gopher living under a rocket launch pad in Kazakhstan. TODAY.com's Alex Witt reports.

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Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket vents fuel as it sits on the launch pad at the NASA facility on Wallops Island Va., Wednesday April 17, 2013. A technical problem scrubbed the launch for the day.

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The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is transported from its assembly hangar to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 26.

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome March 26, 2013. The Soyuz will carry U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy along with Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station on March 29. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (K

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome March 26, 2013. The Soyuz will carry U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy along with Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station on March 29. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHS