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Launch pad at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
20 year lease to SpaceX, signed in April 2014
Built a large Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) in 2015 to house Falcon 9 rockets
Supports Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy
Historic Launch pad
Launch pad of Apollo 11
Launch pad for original Shuttle missions
Upcoming plans to upgrade Pad 39A to support Starship
Click here to go to the construction permit
Click here to see detailed information given in the Environmental Impact Review
A Mobile Vertical Integration Facility (mVIF) is currently in the planning phases
This mVIF would be constructed on north side of the pad and be on rails
The mVIF would allow for vertical integration of payloads that could not be horizontally integrated
For renders, see slideshow below.
Click here for the source of these renders
Construction plans for Pad 39A upgrades Image Credit: Atkins/SpaceX (aligned plan pages to show complete plan by Jared-Base)
You can see the new cladding and paint on the service structure
Image Credit: SpaceX
Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) Image Credit: NASA/SpaceX
NOAA Post-Dorian Satellite Imagery with plans overlaid Image Credit: Satellite View: NOAA Construction Plans: Atkins/SpaceX Overlay: Jared-Base
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Falcon Heavy
Star Series
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Star Hopper
Starship
Super Heavy
Dragons
Dragon 1 (CRS1 Vehicle)
Dragon 2
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Crew Variant (CCP Vehicle)
Cargo Variant (CRS2 Vehicle)
Launch Pads
LC-39A
SLC-40
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Boca Chica Site
Omelek Island
Landing Pads
Landing Zone 1 and 2
Landing Zone 4
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ships
Rocket Engines
Kestrel
Merlin Family
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Merlin 1A
Merlin 1B
Merlin 1C
Merlin 1CV
Merlin 1D
Dracos
Raptor
Coming Soon
SpaceX Operations Area
Starship/Super Heavy LC-39A/Launch and Landing Plans
Mission Control