- Apollo 7: The first manned Apollo mission, which carried astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele, and Walter Cunningham into space in 1968.
- Apollo 11: The first mission to land humans on the moon, which was launched from KSC on July 16, 1969.
- Space Shuttle program: KSC was the primary launch site for the Space Shuttle program, which operated from 1981 to 2011.
Today, the Kennedy Space Center is still an active NASA facility, although it has shifted its focus from launch operations to research, development, and testing of new space technologies. The center is also a popular tourist destination, with over 1.5 million visitors each year.