The first SpaceX launch from pad 39A was SpaceX CRS-10 on February 19, 2017, using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle; it was the company's 10th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, [44] and the first uncrewed launch from 39A since Skylab.

Falcon 9 at Dish Network's Littleton, Colorado office. The Falcon design features reusable first-stage boosters, which land either on a ground pad near the launch site or on a drone ship at sea. [2] In December 2015, Falcon 9 became the first rocket to land propulsively after delivering a payload into orbit. [3]

SpaceX modified the launch pad in 2013 in order to support launches of the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, a 60 percent heavier rocket with 60 percent more thrust on realigned engines [10] and 60 percent longer fuel tank than the v1.0 version of the Falcon 9, requiring a modified transporter/erector.

6 天之前 · FALCON LAUNCHES FROM PAD 39A. Falcon 9 rockets launch from two pads. One is pad 39A (28.608 N, 80.604 W), formerly the home of the Space Shuttle from 1981 to 2011 and the Apollo Saturn V from 1967 to 1973. The closest place to view a 39A launch is Playalinda Beach at 3.6 miles, when open.

2021年7月11日 · This launch facility has got two pads (SLC 4E and SLC 4W) which are both used by SpaceX, one for launch and the other for the landing of the Falcon 9’s first stage. The complex was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005.

2025年1月23日 · ROCKET LAUNCH SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 12-7 SpaceX Rocket Launch Event Details. Launch Details Launch Details. Payload Blog. SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 12-7 Jan ... See the rocket leave the launch pad; Approximately 6.2 miles / 10 kilometers from the launch pad; Viewing area opens at 3:00 PM; Launch audio, video, and commentary by a space-expert ...

2010年6月4日 · Launch Complex 40 now acts as a stand-alone launch facility. It features a horizontal building in which the Falcon 9 is prepared for flight. The rocket is erected to its vertical position at the launch pad prior to launch.

2023年8月6日 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Sunday carrying 22 more second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit, breaking a launch pad turnaround record. The booster, making...

nhq202110270003 (Oct. 27, 2021) — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out to the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-3 mission, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

2025年1月21日 · In the Space Coast's eighth launch of 2025 thus far, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took flight on another Starlink mission early Tuesday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12 ...