Launch Sites

Kennedy Space Center

The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is a spaceport located on Merritt Island, Florida. It has been the launch site for every United States human spaceflight since 1968.

Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, located on the east coast of Florida, is one of the busiest space launch facilities in the world. It has been used for numerous space missions, including crewed and uncrewed launches.

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan and has been the launch site for many historic space missions.

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Vandenberg Space Force Base, located in California, is used for polar orbit launches and satellite launches into polar orbit. It has been operated by the United States Space Force since 2019.