1 00:00:00,429 --> 00:00:03,010 Hey, I’m NASA Kennedy’s Margaret Truitt. 2 00:00:03,010 --> 00:00:06,419 Here are 2014’s top stories Inside KSC! 3 00:00:06,419 --> 00:00:10,840 2014 was a pivotal year in the evolution of the Kennedy Space Center. 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:16,209 The Orion spacecraft lifted off from KSC Dec. 5 on a spectacular mission that gave us a 5 00:00:16,209 --> 00:00:19,060 glimpse of NASA’s journey to Mars. 6 00:00:19,060 --> 00:00:23,619 The Commercial Crew Program in September chose the next generation of spacecraft that will 7 00:00:23,619 --> 00:00:28,410 carry astronauts to the International Space Station from American soil – right here 8 00:00:28,410 --> 00:00:30,800 from Florida's Space Coast. 9 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:36,430 Our Launch Services Program sent two new tools into Earth’s orbit: NASA's TDRS-L satellite 10 00:00:36,430 --> 00:00:41,570 will improve communications in space, and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 will provide 11 00:00:41,570 --> 00:00:44,950 researchers with new details about our atmosphere. 12 00:00:44,950 --> 00:00:50,460 All of this took place as the nation's premiere launch site continued its transformation to 13 00:00:50,460 --> 00:00:53,270 the multi-user spaceport of the future.