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Rocket Launch

NASA SpaceX Falcon 9 IMAP

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center

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NET WedWednesdaySeptember 24
  • 7:30am

Launch Viewing Opportunities

Apollo/Saturn V Premium Launch Transportation Ticket

$75 IN ADDITION TO ADMISSION
  • Approximately 3.9 miles / 6.3 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Launch Transportation Ticket (LTT) required in addition to valid admission ticket
  • Buses will begin boarding at 4:30 AM ET in the Bus Boarding Area
    • Please arrive no earlier than 4:15 to the visitor complex.
  • Digital photo taken by Storibox (taken at bus boarding)
  • Launch audio, video feed, and commentary provided by a space-expert communicator
MISSION OVERVIEW:

Launch Provider: SpaceX
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Booster Landing: Droneship

What is IMAP?

The IMAP mission (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) will use 10 scientific instruments to chart a comprehensive picture of what’s roiling in space, from high-energy particles originating at the Sun, to magnetic fields in interplanetary space, to remnants of exploded stars in interstellar space.