Photo: A Lonely Launchpad Misses Its Space Shuttle

Former space shuttle technician Andrew Scheer snapped this photo as he said goodbye to launch complex 39 yesterday at Kennedy Space Center. Home to the Apollo program, it was here that some of America's biggest moments in space started.

"I worked as a pad technician for 11 years. When I started, my home was on pad B. It was hard seeing it be torn down," he told Mashable via email. "I always worked on both pads, but pad A became my permanent home in 2007."

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