NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Next SpaceX Rocket Launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Watching a live rocket launch is an unforgettable, exhilarating experience. Join Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for the next rocket launch, and witness liftoff with live commentary from space experts, bleacher seating, and access to the visitor complex’s attractions and exhibits.
Watch this upcoming rocket launch from the main visitor complex (included with visitor complex admission), or upgrade your experience by purchasing a Feel the Heat Launch Viewing Package for a closer view. Each of the following locations offers live launch commentary from a visitor complex space expert, a streamed video and/or audio feed from launch control, and bleacher seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Learn more below:
Feel the Heat Launch Viewing Package
SOLD OUT
The Feel the Heat package brings you as close to the launch pad as possible with viewing from the Apollo/Saturn V Center! See the rocket leave the launch pad. Please be familiar with the scrub policy.
WHERE: Apollo/Saturn V Center Lawn
DISTANCE: 3.9 miles / 6.27 kilometers from the launch pad
PRICE: $250 (plus tax)
INCLUSIONS:
- Launch viewing packages support two launch attempts and an additional daily admission ticket valid to use within 30 days after the launch date.
- Bus transportation through NASA’s gates to the Apollo/Saturn V Center
- Real-time launch commentary from a space expert
- Complimentary meal
- Complimentary premium souvenir
- A commemorative launch card, badge, and lanyard
- Digital photo of your party from AstroPhotos
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Check-in for Feel the Heat begins at 4:15 AM; Bus boarding begins at 4:30 AM at the bus boarding area.
- Plan to arrive early and plan for increased traffic
- Bleacher space is limited. For lawn seating, we recommend you bring a blanket or a foldable chair that can be carried in a shoulder bag
- Launch viewing packages are for all ages, but an adult must accompany any children
Main Visitor Complex
There are two options for launch viewing within the main visitor complex. Learn more below:
Atlantis North Lawn
Included with admission to the visitor complex
- See the rocket in the air once it clears the tree line.
- Viewing area opens at 5:30 AM
- Launch audio, video, and commentary provided by a space-expert communicator
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Gateway Rooftop Launch Viewing Ticket
Admission ticket to the visitor complex + $69 (plus tax)
SOLD OUT
- Access to Gateway exhibit and rooftop
- Launch audio, video feed, and commentary provided by space-expert communicator
- Access to launch viewing area begins at 5:30 AM
- Please note: No seating is available and no chairs will be allowed on the rooftop
MISSION OVERVIEW:
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Launch Vehicle: Falcon Heavy
Booster Landing: Landing Zone 40 & Landing Zone 2 – Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – Center booster expendable
ABOUT NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE
Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, the ‘mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,’ the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble’s, potentially measuring light from a billion galaxies in its lifetime. This observatory will also be able to block starlight to directly see exoplanets and planet-forming disks, complete a statistical census of planetary systems in our galaxy, and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.