Launch Complex 39A is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch sub-complexes, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. The main launch pad, along with Launch Complex 39B
The pad in January 2024 during the launch of Axiom Mission 3 with the SpaceX Starship launch tower in the background
KSC Director Bob Cabana (at podium) announces the signing of the pad 39A lease agreement on April 14, 2014. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (far left) and SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell stand nearby.
LC-39A in early 2026, with constructed SpaceX's facilities.
Falcon Heavy launching ViaSat-3 F3 from LC-39A in 2026.
Launch Complex 39B is the second 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 39A, was designed for t
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
…of Launch Complex 39's three launch sub-complexes, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. The main launch pad, along with Launch Complex 39B, was built in the 1960s to accommodate the Saturn V launch vehicle, and has been used to support NASA crewed space flight missions, including the…
LC-39B in January 2026, with the Space Launch System used for Artemis II sitting atop the pad
The Saturn V used for Apollo 10 at LC-39B (1969)
Apollo 10 launches from LC-39B (1969)
Pad 39B holding a Saturn IB on the "milkstool" launcher to be used for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975)