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Kennedy Space Center: 60 Years in Photos

In July 1962, the Launch Operations Center was established, and by December 1963, it was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Join us as we celebrate six decades of exploration by browsing through photos from the last 60 years at Kennedy.

A full Moon is in view from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14,...
A full Moon is in view while NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on May 19, 2022, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on May 19, 2022, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for NASA Boeing’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft passes by the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May...
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft passes by the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy, making its way to the Space Launch Complex-41 Vertical Integration Facility ahead of the OFT-2 launch.
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida perform work on the agency’s Psyche spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing...
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida perform work on the agency’s Psyche spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Crew Dragon atop, lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Crew Dragon atop, lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission.
Crew-4 astronauts wave after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at...
Crew-4 astronauts wave after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at 11:17 a.m. EST on April 8, 2022, on Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1).
SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad...
SpaceX’s Axiom-1 is in the foreground on Launch Pad 39A with NASA’s Artemis I in the background on Launch Pad 39B on April 6, 2022.
Standing atop the mobile launcher, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B at...
Standing atop the mobile launcher, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the Orion capsule atop, slowly makes its way down the crawlerway at the...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the Orion capsule atop, slowly makes its way down the crawlerway at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 17, 2022.
NASA’s Moon rocket is on the move at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rolling out of the Vehicle...
NASA’s Moon rocket is on the move at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for a 4.2-mile journey to Launch Complex 39B.
In this view looking down in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in...
In this view looking down in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, all of the work platforms that surround the Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft are fully retracted.
A new service module was mated to a Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew module to form a complete spacecraft on March...
A new service module was mated to a Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew module to form a complete spacecraft on March 12, 2022.
A close-up view of the first-stage engines as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying the National Oceanic...
A close-up view of the first-stage engines as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T.
Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro speaks during a ceremony renaming the Florida spaceport’s launch control center to the Rocco...
Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro speaks during a ceremony renaming the Florida spaceport’s launch control center to the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center on Feb. 22, 2022.
A United Launch Alliance technician monitors the progress as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T...
A United Launch Alliance technician monitors the progress as the NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T, enclosed in its payload fairing, moves into the Vertical Integration Facility.
NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) is in view alongside its banner inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville,...
NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) is in view alongside its banner inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida.
The Artemis I Orion spacecraft, secured on the Space Launch System (SLS) and enclosed in its launch abort system, is...
The Artemis I Orion spacecraft, secured on the Space Launch System (SLS) and enclosed in its launch abort system, is in view high up in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
A mural painted by Florida artist Christopher Maslow adorns the northwest exterior wall of the Press Site News Facility at...
A mural painted by Florida artist Christopher Maslow adorns the northwest exterior wall of the Press Site News Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:07 a.m....
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, carrying the Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station.
Wes Mosedale, Technical Assistant to the Launch Director, with Exploration Ground Systems, is seated at console inside Firing Room 1...
Wes Mosedale, Technical Assistant to the Launch Director, with Exploration Ground Systems, is seated at console inside Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after liftoff from the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after liftoff from the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021.
Inside SpaceX's Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, both halves of the Falcon 9 rocket's protective...
Inside SpaceX's Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, both halves of the Falcon 9 rocket's protective payload fairing move toward NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. Aboard the Crew Dragon are the SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts.
The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A....
SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts wave to family and friends after walking out through the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy Space Center on launch day, Nov. 10, 2021.
Assembly on the Artemis II Orion spacecraft that will carry the first Artemis crew on its lunar-bound mission continues at...
Assembly on the Artemis II Orion spacecraft that will carry the first Artemis crew on its lunar-bound mission continues at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 5, 2021.
During Underway Recovery Test 9 (URT-9), NASA’s Landing and Recovery Team practices bringing a mock Orion capsule into the well...
During Underway Recovery Test 9 (URT-9), NASA’s Landing and Recovery Team practices bringing a mock Orion capsule into the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26).
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen at sunset on the launch pad...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-3 mission.
The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission, fully assembled with its launch abort system, is moved into the transfer...
The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission, fully assembled with its launch abort system, is moved into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission, fully assembled with its launch abort system, moves out of the Launch...
The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission, fully assembled with its launch abort system, moves out of the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 19, 2021.
A United Launch Alliance V 401 rocket, with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft atop, powers off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space...
A United Launch Alliance V 401 rocket, with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft atop, powers off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida.
Inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the work platforms have...
Inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, the work platforms have been retracted from around the Artemis I Space Launch System atop the mobile launcher as part of an umbilical test.
Seen here is an up-close view of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket after being raised...
Seen here is an up-close view of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket after being raised to a vertical position at the launch pad in preparation for the 23rd resupply services mission.
Workers assist as a crane lowers the high gain antenna for installation on NASA’s Lucy spacecraft inside the Astrotech Space...
Workers assist as a crane lowers the high gain antenna for installation on NASA’s Lucy spacecraft inside the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida.
On July 29, 2021, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out of the...
On July 29, 2021, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41.
On July 29, 2021, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket begins rollout from the...
On July 29, 2021, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket begins rollout from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft rolls out from the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft rolls out from the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 17, 2021.
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs prepare to lower the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage –...
The Space Launch System core stage - the largest part of the rocket - is lowered onto the mobile launcher, in between the twin solid rocket boosters, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.
After completing its journey from NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi aboard the Pegasus barge, teams with Exploration Ground Systems...
Teams with Exploration Ground Systems and lead contractor Jacobs transport the massive Space Launch System core stage to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building following its arrival.
The Space Launch System (SLS) program heralds the arrival of the SLS core stage with a symbolic “passing of the...
The Space Launch System program heralds the arrival of the SLS core stage with a symbolic “passing of the baton” to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems, making the transition into final preparations for flight.