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Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.The pad, along with Launch Complex 39B, was first constructed in the 1960s to accommodate the Saturn V launch vehicle, and has been used to support NASA crewed space flight missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing and the Space Shuttle.
SpaceX leases Launch Complex 39A from NASA and has modified the pad to support Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches. [4] [5] NASA began modifying Launch Complex 39B in 2007 to accommodate the now defunct Constellation program, and is currently prepared for the Artemis program, [6] [7] which was first launched in November 2022. [8]
Kennedy Space Center, operated by NASA, has two launch complexes on Merritt Island comprising four pads—two active, one under lease, and one inactive.From 1967 to 1975, it was the site of 13 Saturn V launches, three crewed Skylab flights and the Apollo–Soyuz; all Space Shuttle flights from 1981 to 2011, and one Ares 1-X flight in 2009.
Here's why they're excited for early-morning launch from Cape Canaveral. SpaceX-NASA Crew-8 launch is scheduled Friday, March 1 ... Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy ... Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch coverage updates posted on this page, starting 90 minutes before the launch window opens.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:29 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first stage booster, flying for the fifth time, had previously launched Crew-8 ...
The Ground Launch Sequencer Engineer is responsible for monitoring the operation of the automated Ground Launch Sequencer system, which controls the countdown from T-9 minutes until launch. After this point through to T-31 seconds, they are in charge of implementing a manual hold if necessary. After T-31 seconds only an automatic cutoff is ...
In the Jan. 26, 2023, YouTube video above from user Wright, "Starlink 5-2 launched from Cape Canaveral early in the morning at 4:32 am ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch was visible from ...