Next SpaceX Launch from Kennedy Space Center Countdown
This countdown tracks the next SpaceX launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) in Merritt Island, Florida, currently targeting August 30, 2026. It updates automatically as SpaceX confirms and reschedules flights from this pad.
How many days until Next SpaceX Launch — Kennedy Space Center?
Next SpaceX Launch — Kennedy Space Center is on Sunday, August 30, 2026, which is 59 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
Dates shift — check before you travel
Launch dates move constantly: weather, technical scrubs and range conflicts routinely slip a flight by hours or days. Treat the date here as the latest target and confirm the live time on SpaceX's official launches page before planning around it. When the webcast goes live, a watch-live button appears above.
Where to watch
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers the closest ticketed views; free spots include Space View Park in Titusville, Playalinda Beach and Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral. Crewed and Falcon Heavy missions fly from here.
Quick facts
- Falcon Heavy and Crew Dragon fly from historic LC-39A
- Next up: a tentative July 2026 Falcon Heavy (Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander)
- The pad that launched Apollo 11 and the Space Shuttle
- Best ticketed views: KSC Visitor Complex; free views from Titusville