Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida

The Kennedy Space Center has been the site for rocket launches since the early days of the American space program.  Some early rockets are shown below, including the Titan at left, which was converted from an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile into a platform for satellite launches.

The Apollo program used the big Saturn rocket to send astronauts to the Moon.  The photo below is of the tiny Moon Lander unfolded from inside the Command Module.

After the Apollo program the US moved to reusable shuttles and had over 100 successful flights.  The shuttle was fueled by a large disposable tank (orange) and boosted at the initial launch by two reusable solid fuel rockets.

The Atlantis shuttle completed many flights, including the last repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009.  Shuttles had a large cargo bay used to build and support the International Space Station.