Space.com In Photos: SpaceX’s 1st Launch from NASA’s Historic Pad 39A 19 February 2017 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: On Feb. 18, 2017, SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket mission from NASA’s historic Apollo-era Launch Pad 39A. See photos of the flight here. from Space.com bit.ly/2lyI0zu Share: