May 11, 2022
On this date in 1949, Cape Canaveral was officially selected as a future site for US rocket launches and long-range flights. As a result, negotiations with the British government began for installation of a string of tracking stations in the Bahamas Islands.
Atlas V on launch pad 41 at Cape Canaveral. This is the Atlas V that launched New Horizons to Pluto. Image credit: NASA