The Cape Canaveral City Council also has filled its city manager vacancy, voting 5-0 in favor of Keith Touchberry for the post.

SpaceX has lined up an evening launch from Cape Canaveral on Monday, but the threat of thunderstorms could force a delay.

Bumper 8, launched on July 24, 1950, marked Cape Canaveral's first rocket launch. The experimental rocket, assembled using a V-2 missile, played a crucial role in the early Space Race. Bumper 8's ...