1958 -
Explorer 4 launch, 4th U.S. IG satellite
1963 -
Syncom 2 launch, world's first satellite to achieve synchronous 24-hour orbit
1971 -
Apollo 15 launch
2005 - Return to Flight launch of
Space Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-114. First Space Shuttle launch since the STS-107 Columbia accident in 2003
NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center