Von hier aus starteten seit Dezember 1968 alle bemannten Raumflüge der USA – zuerst die Apollo-Missionen und von 1981 bis 2011 die Space … "This is a NASA capability that is being made available to whatever small launcher company wants to come in here and do small vehicle launches," Tom Engler, KSC's director of planning and development, told FLORIDA TODAY. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) ist ein aktiver Startplatz der NASA und der einzige Startplatz im Kennedy Space Center.Der Launch Complex 39 umfasst zwei Startrampen.Er befindet sich am Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.. Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) is the second of Launch Complex 39's two launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.The pad, along with Launch Complex 39A, were first designed for the Saturn V launch vehicle, which at the time was the United States' most powerful rocket. "The nice thing is if they don't want to establish a permanent capability, which costs a lot of money, they can come in and set up their ground support equipment, do their launch, and then leave. They can use us to support however much or however little they need. Just a few feet from the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, Kennedy Space Center's easternmost artery runs along the coast, connecting some of the most significant and active launch pads in the world.Philips Parkway connects five pads overseen by the Air Force and NASA, but a new entrant is joining the fray: Launch Complex 48. This comes after the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, at which time even SpaceX hadn't secured pad 39A yet. Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/KSC Overview: Since the late 1960s, Pads A and B at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 have served as backdrops for America's most significant manned space flight endeavors -- Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle. We will have rockets that fly the smallest payloads to super-heavy launchers – either with "We're in full stride right now and looking to continue to grow." Entrants include "There's a number of companies out there looking for launch capabilities and this pad would satisfy their needs," Engler said. To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. He also couldn't discuss cost, but did say if there's enough demand, one or more companies could use the existing plans and pay to build a second pad at 48 that would mirror the first.Assuming full use and the construction of a second pad, the new complex could be rated to host up to 104 launches a year, or two per week. Space View Park (map), just south of here, is also good. Visitors who pay … Die NASA startete von hier ihre meisten bemannten Flüge, ab Apollo 8 alle des Apollo-Programms und anschließend alle Space-Shuttles. Two smaller prongs to the east and west will allow for the separation of liquid oxygen tanks from fuel tanks.The launch pad itself, minus the side storage tanks, would measure 54 feet wide by 42 feet long, according to a NASA environmental analysis completed in February. "It's not designed to handle what you would consider medium-class like (SpaceX) Falcon 9 or (ULA) Atlas V-type launch vehicles. A new launch pad, designed for small commercial rockets, is coming to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "Slated for completion by the end of the year, LC-48's first phase will consist of a road that intersects with Philips Parkway from the west. Maximum liftoff weight for small rockets would be 300,000 pounds and no landings would be allowed.Beyond that, companies will have to bring their own equipment. Elsewhere in Titusville, anywhere on the Indian River along US 1 or Rt. Launch Groundtrack Inside Hazard Areas >Blue Line - F9v1.2.