Sneak Peek Inside The Gantry at LC-39 | PREMIUM LAUNCH VIEWING
Published: August 4 2025
The Gantry at LC-39 offers one-of-a-kind views that you won’t find anywhere else. Not only does it provide a 360° view of Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Cape Canaveral, but it also offers the best public viewing of rocket launches from SLC-41, 40, and 37 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
And what about rocket launches from LC-39A and 39B? The Gantry at LC-39 is so close to both pads that it’s evacuated prior to launches. That’s how close to the action you are.
As we mentioned in a previous blog about the gantry, the four-story observation tower offers unparalleled views of Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Cape Canaveral. Each floor offers new sights and details about the surrounding launch pads and processes that go into a launch.
For live rocket launches, there is no better place to watch than from The Gantry’s official launch viewing area, situated along the Banana Creek River. These seats offer premium viewing to United Launch Alliance (ULA), SpaceX, and Blue Origin launches from Space Launch Complexes (SLC) 41, 40, and 36 located directly across the water.
At only 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from SLC-41, 3.4 miles (5.4 km) from SLC-40, and 10 miles (16 km) from SLC-36, The Gantry at LC-39 gets you twice as close to launches as from the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Even more impressively, it’s the closest public viewing you can get to see a rocket launch anywhere in the country!
Tickets for launch viewing at The Gantry at LC-39 may be available online or in-park as a separate purchase from general admission during available launches. Visit See a Launch for more details.
Le portique de LC-39 ouvre ses portes à l'été 2025 en tant que nouvelle expérience passionnante dans le cadre du Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour au Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex et est incluse dans le billet d'entrée standard.
Il est inclus dans le billet d'entrée standard et comprend des aires de jeux extérieures, des artefacts historiques, un point de vue privilégié sur les lancements, un centre d'information immersif sur la Terre, un moteur de fusée grandeur nature simulant un essai statique et un portique de quatre étages avec des expériences interactives - le tout à seulement 2,4 kilomètres de la rampe de lancement en activité. Le tout à seulement 2,4 kilomètres d'un pas de tir actif.
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