Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A is a historic Florida launch pad used for major U.S. crewed space missions, including Apollo Moon landings, Space Shuttle flights, and current SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch site
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spaceport launch pad → |
| constructionStartDate |
1964
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| country |
United States of America
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| firstUsedForProgram |
Apollo program
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| hasFacility |
crew access arm
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fixed service structure → flame trench → horizontal integration facility → mobile launcher platform interface → propellant storage tanks → |
| historicalSignificance |
first launch site to send astronauts to orbit on a commercial spacecraft
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first launch site to send humans to the Moon → primary launch site for Apollo Moon landing missions → primary launch site for early Space Shuttle missions → |
| inauguralLaunchDate |
1967
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| laterUsedForProgram |
Commercial Crew Program
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Commercial Resupply Services → Space Shuttle program → |
| launchAzimuthRange |
28 degrees to 57 degrees
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| launchVehicleSupported |
Falcon 9
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Falcon Heavy → Saturn IB → Saturn V → Space Shuttle → |
| leasedTo |
SpaceX
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| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
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Florida → Kennedy Space Center → Merritt Island → |
| nearbyFacility |
Launch Complex 39B
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Vehicle Assembly Building → |
| notableLaunch |
Apollo 11
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Apollo 4 → Apollo 8 → Crew Dragon Demo-2 → Crew-1 → Falcon Heavy test flight → STS-1 → STS-135 → SpaceX CRS-10 → |
| operator |
NASA
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SpaceX → |
| ownedBy |
NASA
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| partOf |
Launch Complex 39
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| status |
active
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| timezone |
Eastern Time Zone
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| usedFor |
Apollo lunar landing missions
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Apollo program launches → Artemis program test and support launches → Commercial Crew Program missions → International Space Station resupply missions → Space Shuttle launches → SpaceX Falcon 9 launches → SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches → crewed spaceflight launches → uncrewed orbital launches → |