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Photos: Towers demolished at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 17

The launch towers at  Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 17 are no more. Just after 7 a.m. July 12, 2018, the towers were demolished. Photographers on the beach in Cape Canaveral photograph the historic moment.
The launch towers at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 17 are no more. Just after 7 a.m. July 12, 2018, the towers were demolished. Photographers on the beach in Cape Canaveral photograph the historic moment.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Explosives bring down the  historic launch towers at Launch Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 12, 2018.
Explosives bring down the historic launch towers at Launch Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 12, 2018.
CRAIG BAILEY/FLORIDA TODAY
Explosives bring down the  historic launch towers at Launch Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 12, 2018.
Explosives bring down the historic launch towers at Launch Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 12, 2018.
Craig Bailey, Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Explosives brought down the twin launch towers at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 17 just after 7 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018. The demolition nearly seven years after the site last hosted a launch makes way for private company Moon Express, a developer of robotic lunar landers.
Explosives brought down the twin launch towers at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 17 just after 7 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018. The demolition nearly seven years after the site last hosted a launch makes way for private company Moon Express, a developer of robotic lunar landers.
Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
The twin towers at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's storied Launch Complex 17, which dates to 1957, were demolished Thursday morning with controlled explosions.
The twin towers at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's storied Launch Complex 17, which dates to 1957, were demolished Thursday morning with controlled explosions.
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The launch towers at  launch Complex 17 are no more. Just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the towers were demolished. Photographers on the beach in Cape Canaveral photograph the historic moment.
The launch towers at launch Complex 17 are no more. Just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the towers were demolished. Photographers on the beach in Cape Canaveral photograph the historic moment.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
Malcolm Denemark/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
People got up early to  watch the demolition of the launch towers at  Launch Complex 17  Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
People got up early to watch the demolition of the launch towers at Launch Complex 17 Thursday morning, standing on the beach in Cape Canaveral to watch the historic demolition that happened just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY