#lc-39b

[lonestarflight]

A better view of the launch of Artemis II from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Date: April 1, 2026

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[nocternalrandomness]

April 1st 2026 - Artemis II lifting off from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

[lonestarbattleship]

"A ground-level view of Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, showing the Skylab 3/Saturn IB (CSM-117/SA-207) space vehicle during prelaunch preparations. The launch vehicle is venting liquid oxygen during pre-final countdown cryogenic loading."

Date: July 20, 1973

NASA ID: S73-31697

[lonestarflight]

Video of the Artemis II launch. I can't describe how I feel right now, a lot of emotions.

Date: April 1, 2026

[lonestarflight]

Satellite view of Artemis II SLS on the crawlway to LC-39B.

"This unique view taken from space by our Pléiades Neo high resolution satellite during the SLS rocket's roll out, celebrates the excitement for the biggest space event of the year - sending humans back around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years."

Date: January 17, 2026

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[lonestarflight]

Launch of Artemis II SLS on April 1, 2026.

Launch Apollo 11 Saturn V on July 16, 1969.

AP Photo/John Raoux: link

NASA ID: GPN-2000-000627

[lonestarflight]

Evening view of Artemis II SLS at LC-39B.

Date: March 2026

Photographed by Daniel Moore: link

[lonestarflight]

"The STS-34 Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Launch Pad 39-B at 12:53 p.m. EDT, marking the beginning of a five-day mission in space. Atlantis carries a crew of five and the spacecraft Galileo, to be deployed on a six-year trip to Jupiter.

The scene was recorded with a 70mm camera by astronaut Daniel Brandenstein."

Date: October 18, 1989

NASA ID: S34-S-026, KSC-89PC-1146