Star-Fleet Tours offers launch viewing boat tours, and pre-launch guided history boat tours of the spaceport! For more information, check out their website at www.star-fleet.tours.
Category: Merritt Island/KSC
South of (and housing) Kennedy Space Center, west of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, this island is located between the mainland and the barrier island.
SpaceX LC-39A
SpaceX launches their Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets from here.
NASA LC-39B
NASA will be launching their SLS from here.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
If you are a launch rat on the Space Coast, this is THE place to go. All the history, all the rockets, the Atlantis space shuttle, bus tours, IMAX movies, rocket launch viewing; space nerd paradise. Don’t bother with the multi-day ticket; buy a season pass, it will pay for itself by day 2, and you will want more days here than that. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by just about every launch rat ever.
Kennedy Space Center Apollo/Saturn V Center
★ www.kennedyspacecenter.com/explore-attractions/race-to-the-moon
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
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★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
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Listed separately for mapping purposes, the Apollo Saturn V center is part of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and is included with admission. Here is where you’ll see the Saturn V rocket. Launch viewing is also sometimes offered from this location; check website for specific launch details.
Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
Listed separately for mapping purposes, the VAB is part of Kennedy Space Center. It is the largest single-story building anywhere, and dominates the eastern horizon when viewed from the mainland. Not publicly accessible, but KSC bus tours will offer a drive-by, or a quick stop outside.
United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
★ www.kennedyspacecenter.com/explore-attractions/heroes-and-legends/us-astronaut-hall-of-fame
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
★ +1 (855) 433-4210
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
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Listed separately for clarity – Google Maps still shows this in Titusville, but it is now located inside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and is included with your admission.
KSC LC-39 Observation Gantry
★ www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/see-a-rocket-launch
★ Saturn Causeway
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
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★ Saturn Causeway
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
★ +1 (855) 433-4210
OSIRIS-REx, launching on an Atlas V 411 from SLC-41 on 8th September 2016, as seen from the LC-39A gantry. Photo by Lupi (original)
When launch viewing is offered at this site, this is the best possible viewing location. Admission to this site, when offered, is a premium surcharge on top of your KSC admission. Check KSCVC website for more info. Accessible via bus from KSCVC (parking available). Wheelchair & scooter accessible via KSCVC buses. Food & restrooms available. Recommended by Wayward.
KSC Banana Creek/Saturn V Center Launch Viewing
★ www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/see-a-rocket-launch
★ Kennedy Pkwy North
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
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★ Kennedy Pkwy North
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
★ +1 (855) 433-4210
On-site at KSC at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. For launches for which LC-39A gantry viewing is not offered, this is the best possible viewing location. When launches occur during normal business hours, admission to this site is often included with your KSC admission; at other times, it’s offered at a premium surcharge. Check KSCVC website for more info. Accessible via bus from KSCVC (parking available). Wheelchair & scooter accessible via KSCVC buses. Food & restrooms available. Recommended by Wayward.
KSCVC North Lawn
★ www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/see-a-rocket-launch
★ SR 405
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
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★ SR 405
★ Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
★ +1 8554334210
This is the “Visitor Complex” viewing included with your main admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The actual moments of ignition and liftoff will be obscured by trees, but the launch will be visible once the rocket clears the treeline. Landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2 are not visible from here.