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About Kennedy

Our mission is to provide continuous access to space from Earth’s premier spaceport through creativity and innovation.

Quick Facts

Kennedy Space Center is working with more than 90 private-sector partners and has nearly 250 partnership agreements in place.

Kennedy Space Center is working with more than 90 private-sector partners and has nearly 250 partnership agreements in place.

President John F. Kennedy visited and toured the spaceport in 1962 – the year KSC was established as an official NASA center.

President John F. Kennedy visited and toured the spaceport in 1962 - the year KSC was established as an official NASA center.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program returned the capability to launch American astronauts from American soil in 2011.

NASA's Commercial Crew Program returned the capability to launch American astronauts from American soil in 2011.

NASA’s Launch Services Program achieved its 100th mission in 2022 with the launch of NOAA’s Join Polar Satellite System-2.

NASA's Launch Services Program achieved its 100th mission in 2022 with the launch of NOAA's Join Polar Satellite System-2.

Kennedy shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, home to more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, and 15 federally listed species.

Kennedy shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, home to more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, and 15 federally listed species.

Visit Kennedy

Explore exhibits of rockets, spacecraft, and technology at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis Building at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

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Media Contacts

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Mission Broadcast Archive

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NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B in Florida.

Fact Sheets

View or download fact sheets about space history, the space shuttle, launching rockets, processing, and facilities at Kennedy.

A photograph showing Kennedy Space Center's organizational chart.

Organization Chart

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This observation from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 86, a peculiar pair of interacting galaxies which lies roughly 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.

People of Kennedy

Read the biographies of Kennedy Space Center senior leaders here.

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A photo of Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro.

Janet Petro

Janet Petro was named the 11th director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on June 30, 2021.

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A photo of Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Kelvin Manning.

Kelvin Manning

Kelvin Manning has served as Kennedy's deputy director since July 2021.

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A portrait of Burt Summerfield, associate director of management at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Burt Summerfield

Burt Summerfield serves as the associate director of management at Kennedy.

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A headshot photo of Jennifer Kunz, associate director, technical, at Kennedy Space Center.

Jennifer Kunz

Jennifer Kunz serves as the associate director, technical, at Kennedy and has been in this role since 2021.

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