Man Found Dead at Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ A custodial worker has been found dead at a Kennedy Space Center launch pad.

The male worker was found Tuesday afternoon in a building located under the liquid oxygen tank at Launch Pad 39A. That was the launch pad used during the final space shuttle launch last summer.

NASA spokesman Allard Beutel says no cause of death was immediately known, and the man’s identification was not made public pending notification of next of kin.

The man worked for a contractor that performs custodial work at the space center.

The launch pad is considered a construction zone due to the decommissioning work being done.