Witness liftoff of the rocket from the launch pad. Historic Pad 39A, currently leased by SpaceX, is the same pad Apollo 11 launched to the moon and where SpaceX launches its new heavy-lift vehicle, Falcon Heavy.

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Photo by Lupi.

Shaded viewing from the gantry and outdoor bleacher seating make this the premium launch viewing area.

Spectacular spot for launch viewing; however, due to distance from the launch pads, often subject to closure. The best place to see the landings The best place to see the landings (if you want to focus on this instead of launch for your viewing location) is Jetty Park (see below), which is 6.0 miles from the landing site (but from which launch pads 40 and 39 are not ); restrooms available (“basically brick-and-mortar porta-potties,” per Lupi). Parking $10 ($15? As the pad is about 5.6 miles south of Complex 40 and 9.2 south of pad 39A, the best viewing is different than for launch. Because this is a morning launch, most standard viewing locations should be available and accessible. Following CRS-20, the next launch scheduled from the Space Coast will be SpaceX’s Starlink 5 mission, launching another batch of Starlink satellites from pad LC-39A on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10:40 am EDT Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 9:35 AM. Launchpad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida sent the first astronauts to the moon, supported dozens of space shuttle missions, and now serves as a commercial launch … File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket standing at pad 39A before a launch in March. Should probably not be counted on as a primary location. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slated to launch two NASA astronauts into orbit May 27 test-fired its nine Merlin booster engines Friday, May 22, on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Intelsat 35e launching on 5th July 2017 from LC-39A on a Falcon 9, as seen from Playalinda Beach.