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which was not utilized. The SLF is among the longest runways in the world. On October 28, 2009, the Ares I-X launch from Pad 39B was the first uncrewed launch

1948, the United States Navy transferred the former Banana River Naval Air Station to the United States Air Force, with the Air Force renaming the facility

advisors for the executive branch and the president, which President Ford concurred to do. The United States Congress then established the OSTP in 1976 with

among the earliest in the federal government: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, formed in 1807 Weather Bureau of the United States, formed in 1870

and is often referred to as the senior economic diplomat of the United States. The Under Secretary also leads the work of the department on trade, agriculture

for all non-governmental space launches in the United States. For example, in June 2020, the Office of Spaceports, a subordinate section of OCST, developed

information. SWPC is the official source of space weather alerts and warnings for the United States. The Space Weather Prediction Center is one of the nine National

part of the Department of Defense. The Director of the NRO is appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the consent of the Senate. Traditionally

Organization. The FAA was created in August 1958 (1958-08) as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA

1914 the United States recognized that it was far behind Europe in aviation capability. Determined to regain American leadership in aviation, the United

Mexico is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners

contracts to the International Space Station (ISS) under the COTS program. The first two Falcon 1 launches were purchased by the United States Department

instrumental in writing the United States Constitution: James Madison drafted the Virginia Plan in 1787 and the Bill of Rights in 1789. Virginia ratified the Constitution

hazards on the airport surface. NetJets also agreed to equip part of its fleet to test some programs in various areas of the United States. By 2010, the FAA awarded

been involved in ORS activities to-date[update] include the United States Space Force, United States Army, the United States Navy, DARPA, the National Reconnaissance