Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
The Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) is a rocket launch facility of Kennedy Space Center of Florida, United States. The site was originally made for the Apollo program. Later, it was modified for the Space Shuttle program. As of 2017[update], only Pad 39A is in use to launch SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. Pad 39B is modifying for NASA's Space Launch System. The Pad 39C was added in 2015 for small rocket launches, although it is not in use.
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Space Shuttle program |
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Components |
- Orbiter
- Solid Rocket Booster
- External tank
- Main engine
- Orbital Maneuvering System
- Reaction control system
- Thermal protection system
- Booster separation motor
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Orbiters | |
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Add-ons |
- Spacelab (ESA)
- Canadarm (CSA)
- Extended Duration Orbiter
- Remote Controlled Orbiter
- Spacehab
- Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
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Sites |
- Launch Complex 39
- Space Launch Complex 6
- Landing sites
- Shuttle Landing Facility
- Abort landing sites
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Operations and training |
- Missions (canceled)
- Crews
- Mission timeline
- Rollbacks
- Countdown
- Abort modes
- Rendezvous pitch maneuver
- Shuttle Mission Simulator
- Shuttle Training Aircraft
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Testing |
- Inspiration (design)
- Pathfinder (simulator)
- MPTA (engine test article)
- Approach and Landing Tests
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Disasters | |
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Support |
- Crawler-transporter
- Mate-Demate Device
- Mobile Launcher Platform
- NASA recovery ship
- Orbiter Processing Facility
- Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
- Shuttle Training Aircraft
- STS-3xx
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Special |
- Deutschland-1
- Getaway Special
- Teacher in Space Project
- Shuttle-Mir
- Hitchhiker
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Space suits |
- Extravehicular Mobility Unit
- Shuttle Ejection Escape Suit
- Launch Entry Suit
- Advanced Crew Escape Suit
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Experiments |
- Freestar experiments
- Inflatable Antenna Experiment
- Spartan Packet Radio Experiment
- Shuttle pallet satellite
- Wake Shield Facility
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Derivatives |
- Saturn-Shuttle
- Magnum
- Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
- Jupiter
- Shuttle-C
- Ares
- Liberty
- Space Launch System
- OmegA
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Replicas | |
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Related |
- Space Shuttle design process
- Inertial Upper Stage
- Payload Assist Module
- International Space Station
- Criticism
- Retirement
- Conroy Virtus
- Hail Columbia (1982 documentary)
- The Dream Is Alive (1985 documentary)
- Challenger (1990 film)
- Destiny in Space (1994 documentary)
- Columbia: The Tragic Loss (2004 documentary)
- Hubble (2010 documentary)
- The Challenger Disaster (2013 film)
- Challenger: The Final Flight (2020 documentary miniseries)
- Space Shuttle America
- Rendezvous: A Space Shuttle Simulation
- Space Shuttle Project
- Shuttle
- Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space
- Space Shuttle Mission 2007
- Orbiter Space Flight Simulator
- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
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