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LC-39A Modified for Future Launches

LC-39A
The historic Launch COmplex 39A has been modified for SpaceX rockets and spacecraft including Crew Dragon.

SpaceX performs modifications to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company removed more than 500,000 pounds of steel from the structure as part of its work. The company is setting up the former space shuttle and Apollo/Saturn V launch pad to host the liftoff of its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. Crew Dragon spacecraft also are to liftoff from the pad aboard Falcon 9s. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis