🚀 Launch Pad Playback 🔁. Another week, another streak!. #Starlink 10-30 brought us one step closer to besting last year's launch total as we continue to earn the title of the #PremierGatewayToSpace. 2025 Launch Count: 6️⃣ 6️⃣

🚨 Historic First at Patrick SFB! 🚨. Airman Leadership School Class 25-06 made history as the first joint #ALS class at Patrick to include members from every DoD branch, the Department of Homeland Security, and a civilian student! 🇺🇸. Read more below! 👇 .

A member of the 45th CES EOD flight supported a mission with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Vietnam, assisting in the recovery of the remains of American service members still missing from the Vietnam War. Read more about his story ➡️ :

🧑‍🚀 Go For Launch 👩‍🚀 . SLD 45 supported the launch of @NASA's #Crew11 mission, which sent an international crew of three astronauts and one cosmonaut towards their destination on the @Space_Station. 2025 Launch Count: 6️⃣ 5️⃣

🚀 Rupert is going to space!. Read about his incredible journey from museum mascot to mission specialist ➡️ #RupertInSpace #FollowRupert

🚀 Launch Pad Playback 🔁. Three more liftoffs for the Eastern Range in 2025!. We continue to put payloads into orbit with teamwork and precision. 2025 Launch Count: 6️⃣ 4️⃣

PARTIAL BOIL WATER NOTICE RESCISSION . Following water line repairs and satisfactory bacteriological testing, the water is deemed safe for consumption, with the exception of the facilities listed in the post below.

UPDATE: Remaining repairs to the water system have been isolated and water pressure has been restored. Bacteriological samples have been collected to ensure the water is safe for consumption. This test takes approximately 24-48 hours before an all clear can be given.

REMINDER: As of 9:48 AM EDT July 24, 2025, the boil water notice is still in effect for Patrick SFB. The water is safe for non-consumptive purposes. For more information, please check the SLD 45 Facebook page. Thank you for your continued patience.

All water on PSFB intended for consumption must be boiled for 1 minute prior to use. The water is safe for non-consumptive purposes. This notice includes River's Edge and Oceanside housing. Pelican Coast housing is NOT affected. Check the SLD 45 Facebook page for more info.

🚀 Launch Pad Playback 🔁. Two more launches in the books!. We're continuing to chase down last year’s record, one successful liftoff at a time. 2025 Launch Count: 6️⃣ 1️⃣

It may not have been Superman. but heroes still took to the skies this weekend. SLD 45 team members helped kick off the Cocoa Beach Air Show, with displays from the @920thRescueWing, @F22DemoTeam, and others flying above the Space Coast. No cape needed. 🇺🇸 ✈️ 🌴 😎 🥥 🦸

🚀 Launch Pad Playback 🔁. The holiday weekend is over, and it's back to business on the Eastern Range! . #Starlink 10-28 took off this morning and gave us these two glorious streak shots. 2025 Launch Count: 5️⃣ 9️⃣

🚀 Launch Pad Playback 🔁. Back again with more rocket fire and orbital flair. Here’s what took off this past week:.#Starlink 10-16 │ #Starlink 10-34 │ #MTGS1 │ #Starlink 10-25. → Total Launches This Year: 58 and still counting.

Please welcome Col Brian Chatman, the new commander of SLD 45 & Director of the Eastern Range. With a distinguished career spanning intelligence, acquisitions, & launch operations, Col Chatman brings expertise & vision to the world’s busiest spaceport.

Today, we proudly conducted the SLD 45 Change of Command ceremony, as Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen passed the guidon to Col Brian Chatman. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success. Please join us in welcoming Col Chatman and his family to the Space Coast!

🚀 Launch Pad Playback 🔁. New week, new rockets. Here’s what left the pad and made the sky its runway:. #Starlink 10-23 │ #ProjectKuiper KA-02 │ #Axiom AX-4 . → Total Launches This Year: 54 and climbing.

Last week we celebrated our newest Master Sergeant selects at a release party centered on their well-deserved promotion to the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer tier. More images are available on our Flickr:

Launch Pad Playback 🚀🔁 . 50 launches and counting. That's right—we've officially hit liftoff #51 for the year, and it's only June. Here's a look at what got us there over the past week. #Starlink 12-24 │ 12-26 │10-18

Today we officially re-opened the doors of the Sands Space History Center, a place that offers a glimpse into the legacy that continues to shape our future. Thank you to those who joined us for this moment, & to those who laid the foundation for the stories now on display.