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Kennedy Space Center
The only place on earth where you can have a truly out of this world experience is at the amazing Kennedy Space Center.
Explore NASA's launch headquarters located on a huge island wildlife refuge, where you get the unique chance to tour launch and landing facilties. Take the opportunity to experience the attractions on offer, like the interactive simulators, live shows and the honour to meet real members of NASA's Astronaut Corps.
Every small step you take feels like one giant leap of excitement inside this vast centre of space exploration. Where else can you encounter a full size orbiter replica and feel what it’s really like being in outer space?
Top Attractions
- IMAX
- Take in the IMAX movies – where you truly will feel like part of the lift off!
- Magnicicent Desolation Walking on The Moon 3D
- Space Station 3D
- Be an Astronaut
- Step into a full-size orbiter replica and see what it’s really like to live and work in outer space
- Meet real astronauts
- An amazing real life astronaut encounter!
- Look and Learn
- Panoramic views of the centre and launch pads, Relive the historic launch of Apollo 7, and see Saturn v, the most powerful rocket ever built
- Shuttle Launch Experience
- Take the incredible journey of vertically launching into space and orbiting Earth aboard the Space Shuttle at The New Shuttle Launch Experience at the Kennedy Space Center. Jump onboard the shuttle as guest crew members and take this authentic simulation, replicating the sights, sounds and feelings of a real shuttle launch designed under the guidance of NASA and Veteran Space Shuttle Astronauts.
- Crew members then strap in for launch in the custom designed crew pod. They will see, feel and live the trip. As the cargo bay doors open what follows next, will blow you away, as a breath taking view of Earth from space is upon you.
Ticket Types
There are 5 different Kennedy Space Center tickets available:
Visitor Complex Admission Badge
- Enjoy 2 days of admission to Kennedy Space Center
- Access to Visitor Complex
- including Rocket Garden, Astronaut Encounter, Mad Mission to Mars, Space Shuttle Explorer replica and the Shuttle Launch Experience
- Enjoy 2 IMAX Films.
- Free bus tours!
- Plus The Astronaut Hall of Fame and Simulator Station
- 2nd day of admission must be taken within 7 consecutive days after first day of admission.
- The Center is open every day of the year expect Christmas Day, from 09:00am until 5.00pm
- Please note the ticket you purchase is ONLY valid in the year you stipulate in your departure date.
Space Pass
- Enjoy 2 days of admission to Kennedy Space Center
- Access to Visitor Complex
- including Rocket Garden, Astronaut Encounter, Mad Mission to Mars, Space Shuttle Explorer replica and the Shuttle Launch Experience.
- Enjoy 2 IMAX Films.
- Free bus tours!
- The Astronaut Hall of Fame and Simulator Station.
- PLUS the option to partake in the NASA UP CLOSE tour.
- PLUS dine with an Astronaut.
- 2nd day of admission must be taken within 7 consecutive days after first day of admission.
- The Center is open every day of the year expect Christmas Day, from 09:00am until 5.00pm
- Transportation NOT included
- Please note the ticket you purchase is ONLY valid in the year you stipulate in your departure date.
ATX Experience
- A truly out of this world experience!!
- Meet and learn firsthand from real astronauts.
- Spaceflight Training Simulators
- Multi Axis Trainer
- 1/6th Chair – Gravity Chair
- Full Scale Space Shuttle Mission Simulation
- Prepare your shuttle for lift-off and experience the G-Force and Zero Gravity of space.
- Operates Thursdays and Saturdays.
- Check-in begins at 9:15am
- Program starts at 10:00am
- Program ends between 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Mission participants must be at least 14 years of age. Mission participants under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult of 21 years or above.
- No skirts - shorts or trousers and trainers preferred.
- Participants should not have neck or back injuries and some height and weight restrictions apply on certain simulators.
- Transportation NOT included.
Regular Space Shuttle Launch
- Enjoy this once in a lifetime experience as you visit the Space Shuttle Launch from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
- Plus explore Kennedy Space Center in the evening before the Space Launch
- Live astronaut Appearances
- Live audio and video feeds of the latest launch news.
- Includes roundtrip transportation from the Orlando area.
- Please note pickups will commence between 5pm and 6pm on 7th October as the launch is due to take off at 1.34am on 8th October 2008.
- Cancellation Procedures
- No cancellations with 72 hours of the tour departure times.
- If the launch cancels on the launch day guests will still enjoy there day at Kennedy Space Center.
- If the launch cancels the day prior to lift off, guests will still receive their tour to KSC on launch day unless they call us to reschedule. The rescheduling fee, within the 72 hour period is $30, this is due to the bus transfer being paid for within this time period and costs will need to be covered.
- You will be issued a Visitors Complex Admission Ticket which must be used on another day (within 7 days of launch day) when you will have to provide your own transportation to Kennedy Space Center.
- Please note, the KSC is often very busy on launch day and the NASA bus tours to the International Space Station Facility and the Apollo Saturn V Center are not always running – they usually do run in some format but often for a much shorter time period and not consistently all day – we cannot guarantee these bus tours on launch day.
VIP Space Shuttle Launch
- Enjoy a real launch day, as you observe a Space Shuttle Launch from Kennedy Space Center.
- Watch a once in a lifetime event from the LTT Causeway, this is the fantastic viewing site approximately 6 miles from the launch pad and it is the closest place on the NASA property that general public are allowed.
- Plus enjoy admission to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
- The VIP Launch tour picks up between 5pm and 6pm on 7th October 2008 as the launch is due to take off at 1.34am on 8th October 2008.
- Cancellation Procedures
- No cancellations with 72 hours of the tour departure times.
- If the launch cancels on the launch day guests will still enjoy there day at Kennedy Space Center.
- If guests have already taken the bus to the LTT causeway, it means that the LTT ticket has been used, even if the Space Shuttle launch is cancelled. However if they have not boarded the bus to the LTT causeway they can choose to hold on to the ticket for the next launch attempt or the ticket has a $15 value in the souvenir store and café which can be used by the guests in that way.
- As the KSC admission ticket is a 2 day pass guests can return to KSC on the next launch date if they choose, we charge a 2nd day launch transport fee of $30 pp.
- You will be issued a Visitors Complex Admission Ticket which must be used on another day (within 7 days of launch day) when you will have to provide your own transportation to Kennedy Space Center.
- If the launch cancels the day prior to lift off, guests will still receive their tour to KSC on launch day unless they call us to reschedule. The rescheduling fee, within the 72 hour period is $30, this is due to the bus transfer being paid for within this time period and costs will need to be covered.
- Please note, the KSC is often very busy on launch day and the NASA bus tours to the International Space Station Facility and the Apollo Saturn V Center are not always running – they usually do run in some format but often for a much shorter time period and not consistently all day – we cannot guarantee these bus tours on launch day.
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Very informative and well organised - a fascinating day out!
Rachel Rothwell - 04/09/2007
