Chipotle: The Definitive Oral History. The builders of a $22 billion burrito empireâthe founder, his father, his college buddies, key execs, and a couple of pig farmersâopen up about how they won the fast-food future. And yes, they dish about McDonald's. By Kyle Stock and Venessa Wong | February 2, 2015.
Launch Complex 39 redirects here. For the Proton launch complex at Baikonur, see Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200. Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) is a rocket launch site at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States. The site and its collection of facilities were originally built for the Apollo program, and later modified for the Space Shuttle program.
Space Shuttle Launches on Final Flight. Space shuttle Atlantis, delayed almost to the last second by a computer glitch, left the launch pad here at the Kennedy Space Center, punched a hole in the clouds, and disappeared into the history books. After 135 flights in 30 years, it was the last space shuttle launch ever. And it may be the last time America launches astronauts for many years. SEE MORE: 30 Years Of Space Shuttle Missions. At the Kennedy Space Center, throngs of people applauded, cheered--and in some cases wept.