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November 09, 2012

Plans for manned space missions advance
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Nov 8, 2012
Work to re-purpose a launch complex at Florida's Cape Canaveral to support human space flights could create 250 to 300 new jobs, officials say. United Launch Alliance, the company that provides launch services for NASA, said it has selected Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Orlando to help plan modifications to Space Launch Complex 41 to prepare it for commercial crew missions using Atlas V launch rockets, Florida Today reported Thursday. In work expected to take 21 months, Hensel Philip ... read more

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