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.
LC-39 号龙门吊 将于 2025 年夏季开放，是肯尼迪航天中心游客中心巴士游览项目中令人兴奋的新体验，包含在标准门票中。
它包含在标准门票内，设有室外游乐区、历史文物、顶级发射观赏区、身临其境的地球信息中心、模拟全尺寸火箭发动机静态试火和四层楼高的龙门互动体验区--所有这些都距离现役发射台仅 1.5 英里（2.4 公里）。 所有这些设施距离现役发射台仅 1.5 英里（2.4 公里）。
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