The John F. Kennedy Space Center is NASA's primary launch center of human spaceflight and one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers.

Established in 1968, the John F. Kennedy Space Center, formerly known as the NASA Launch Operations Center, was responsible for the launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle programs.

Unique facilities at the Kennedy Space Center include the Launch Control Center, the 525-foot tall Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking NASA's largest rockets, a Space Station factory, the Operations, and Checkout Building, and a three-mile-long Shuttle Landing Facility.

A Visitor Complex houses an array of exhibits that explore the history of the facility and the vital role it has played in the space race.

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