(WHDH) — The US Army demolished a pair of launch towers at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Thursday to make way for a new space exploration project.
Video showed the dramatic demolition of the Delta II towers at Space Launch Complex 17 ahead of the launch of a new program by space company Moon Express.
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Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, commander of the 45th Space Wing, activated the detonator for the demolition, an Army spokesman said.
Moon Express says it hopes to launch a private spacecraft that can land on the surface of the moon, according to ClickOrlando.com.
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