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Views from the LC-39 Gantry at KSC on a Stormy Night

While waiting out a long hold due to lazy thunderstorms that were lingering too close to SLC-41 to safely launch United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V set to carry the US Space Force’s payload designated as USSF-12, I grabbed a few interesting shots from the nearby launch pads.

Out at LC-39A, SpaceX is constructing its launch tower for future Starship missions.
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@Charles Boyer, 2022 (CC BY 3.0 US)
SLS / Artemis-1 Sits On Its Launch Pad On A Stormy Evening, June 30, 2022
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SLS / Artemis-1 Sits On Its Launch Pad On A Stormy Evening, June 30, 2022
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@Charles Boyer, 2022 (CC BY 3.0 US)

Atlas V vents LOX while it waits in vain for the weather to clear.
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@Charles Boyer, 2022 (CC BY 3.0 US)

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