Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A
Also known as LC-39A, Pad 39A
Rockets
Overview
The historic Kennedy Space Center pad that launched the Apollo 11 Saturn V and many Space Shuttle flights, now leased to SpaceX for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship operations.
Knowledge connections
- Launch site forSaturn V
- Launch site forSpace Shuttle
- Launch site forFalcon 9
- Launch site forFalcon Heavy
- Part ofKennedy Space Center
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.