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| name = Launch Complex 48<!-- name of the launch complex, defaults to page title --> |
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NASA had previously constructed [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39C|LC-39C]] within the bounds of [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39B|LC-39B]] with the purpose of serving small launchers, but the operational constraints of sharing the site on a non-interference basis with both the [[Space Launch System]] and [[OmegA]] launch vehicles, along with greater interest by commercial parties than originally anticipated, led NASA to pursue the construction of a dedicated launch site for this class of vehicles.{{sfn|''Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48'',|2019|p=4|loc=1.3 Purpose and Need for Action}} |
NASA had previously constructed [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39C|LC-39C]] within the bounds of [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39B|LC-39B]] with the purpose of serving small launchers, but the operational constraints of sharing the site on a non-interference basis with both the [[Space Launch System]] and [[OmegA]] launch vehicles, along with greater interest by commercial parties than originally anticipated, led NASA to pursue the construction of a dedicated launch site for this class of vehicles.{{sfn|''Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48'',|2019|p=4|loc=1.3 Purpose and Need for Action}} |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--001.jpg|The location of the Launch Complex 48 site |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--003.jpg|A render of the two-pad LC-48 |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--021.jpg|A composite photo of a two-pad LC-48 |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--022.jpg|Ditto |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--019.jpg|A render of [[Boeing]]'s [[XS-1 (spacecraft)#Boeing XS-1 Phantom_Express|XS-1 Phantom Express]] launch vehicle on LC-48 |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--020.jpg|From another angle |
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A render of Launch Complex 48
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 48 (LC-48) is a planned multi-user launch site for small launchers and spacecraft. It will be located between Launch Complex 39A and Space Launch Complex 41, with LC-39A to the north and SLC-41 to the south.[1] LC-48 will be constructed as a "clean pad" to support multiple launch systems with differing propellant needs. While initially only planned to have a single pad, the complex is capable of being expanded to two at a later date.[2]
NASA had previously constructed LC-39C within the bounds of LC-39B with the purpose of serving small launchers, but the operational constraints of sharing the site on a non-interference basis with both the Space Launch System and OmegA launch vehicles, along with greater interest by commercial parties than originally anticipated, led NASA to pursue the construction of a dedicated launch site for this class of vehicles.[3]
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