At a 50th anniversary gala capping a year-long celebration of 50 years of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Lt. Gen. Roger DeKok; Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and U.S. representative of Florida’s 15th Congressional District, David Weldon gather for a discussion. They were speakers at the gala. The first launch at CCAFS took place at 9:28 a.m. on July 24, 1950, with the liftoff of Bumper 8 from Launch Complex 3. The gala was hosted by the Cape Canaveral Chapter Air Force Association KSC-00pp0928