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

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The Gantry at LC-39 , a former launch pad viewing tower, has been renovated to become an "innovative, interactive experience" that includes a simulated test fire of a rocket engine.

Visitors can also design and virtually launch their own rockets, as well as view exhibits dedicated to the NASA and Space Force launch pads visible from the tower's 360-degree platform.

The new attraction is slated to debut in early 2025 .

Pearlman is a contributing writer for Space.com and co-author of " Space Stations: The Art, Science , and Reality of Working in Space" Pearlman was inducted into the U.S. Space Camp Hall of Fame in 2009 .

In 2021 , he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award .