Falcon on LC-39A
A Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft rest horizontally on the pad at Launch Complex 39A in preparation for its Feb. 18, 2017 launch.

SpaceX said Feb. 17 that, other a technical issue with the upper stage of its Falcon 9 rocket, it is ready to perform its first launch from a historic launch pad here last used by the space shuttle more than five years ago.

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