posted 12-05-2024 07:25 PM               

Kennedy Space Center viewing gantry gaining rocket engine test sim in 2025

A countdown is underway at NASA's Florida spaceport, ticking down the days until the public can experience a rocket engine test closer than ever before — by standing directly under the engine's nozzle.

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has announced the upcoming opening of The Gantry at LC-39, a former launch pad viewing tower that has now been renovated to become an "innovative, interactive experience" that includes a simulated test fire of a rocket engine. The reimagined attraction is slated to debut in early 2025, returning as a regular stop on the visitor complex's bus tour of the NASA launch site.

posted 07-10-2025 10:01 AM               

Apollo artifacts find unexpected use at new NASA gantry experience

NASA's new front-row seat to space history has seats made out of ... space history.

"The Gantry at LC-39," a newly-redesigned observation tower that provides 360-degree views of the space agency's active launch pads in Florida, now has several new opportunities for the public to encounter Apollo-era artifacts, including having a seat on them. Closed for the past decade and a half, The Gantry has returned to being a regular stop on the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's bus tour of the NASA spaceport.