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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Launch Pad 39B elevator has been upgraded and painted. Also, various fluid interface connections have been installed on the pad. New system connections include chilled water supply-and-return and conditioned air that will be used to provide the mobile launcher with the necessary commodities during launch operations. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program office at Kennedy is overseeing upgrades and modifications to Pad B to support the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, which is under design, and new Orion spacecraft. The pads supported space shuttle launches for 30 years. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin