Is there a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center today?

Yes. Not today.

The next launch:

Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (time not final) · Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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To Be Determined

Times shown in ET. Status updates live from Launch Library 2.

Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center is NASA’s historic launch site on Merritt Island, Florida — home of pad LC-39A, where Apollo 11 and today’s Falcon Heavy and Starship-class missions lift off.

Upcoming launches

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Saturday, August 29, 2026

Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Sat, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM ET (time may change)

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, small field of view camera and spectrometer covering visible and near-infrared wavelengths using novel starlight-suppression technology. Roman objectives include a search for extra-solar planets using gravitational microlensing, and probing the expansion history of the Universe and the growth of cosmic structure, with the goal of measuring the effects of dark energy, the consistency of general relativity, and the curvature of spacetime.

Where to watch

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Official paid viewing with commentary, big screens, and the closest public vantage points (as close as ~3 miles for some launches). Packages sell out fast.

Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore

The closest free-ish public spot to LC-39A (~5 miles) when it’s open — a national seashore with a small per-car fee. Gates close when capacity is reached.

Titusville riverfront (Space View Park, Parrish Park)

Free viewing across the Indian River with direct line of sight to LC-39A, about 12 miles away.

Full Space Coast viewing guide →

Good to know

KSC launches (LC-39A) and Cape Canaveral launches (SLC-40 and others) are next-door neighbors — if you’re on the Space Coast, the same viewing spots work for both. Check both schedules.

For crewed launches and Falcon Heavy flights, plan like it’s a major sports event: roads jam hours ahead and hotels book out.