The US Army demolished a pair of launch towers at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Thursday, July 12, to make way for a new space exploration project.

This video shows the dramatic demolition of the Delta II towers at Space Launch Complex 17 ahead of the launch of a new program by space company Moon Express.

An army spokesman said Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, commander of the 45th Space Wing, activated the detonator for the demolition.

New tenant Moon Express hopes to launch private spacecraft possible of landing on the surface of the moon, according to ClickOrlando.com. Credit: 45th Space Wing via DVIDS via Storyful