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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Overview
the greatest space adventure on earth is
about to begin for your family and it
starts on Florida's Space Coast at
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
liftoff for more than two decades space
shuttle Atlantis was one of the
workhorses of NASA's shuttle fleet it
orbited the earth over 4,000 times
traveled a distance more than 500 times
the distance from the earth to the moon
and was the last space shuttle to put
Americans in orbit
now you can go nose-to-nose with space
shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex space shuttle atlantis
is the only shuttle on display in the
world with its payload doors open just
like on its mini missions complete with
a full-scale replica of the hubble space
telescope
and a chance to learn about the shuttle
programs 30-year history from a vantage
point like no other train in the
astronaut training simulator area
featuring 21 consoles and interactive
experiences that allow you to not only
practice landing a space shuttle but
also take the controls and dock with the
International Space Station
once you've seen space shuttle Atlantis
up close and completed your training
you'll be inspired and ready for the
shuttle launch experience get ready to
take the ride of your life and learn
what it's like to launch in the shuttle
climb onboard and feel the rumble and
shape as you go vertical and experience
the feeling of what astronauts width
through as they accelerated to 17,500
miles an hour on their eight and a half
minute rocket ride
a veteran Space Shuttle commander guides
you through the launch sequence and
prepares you for this high-definition
audio visual simulation that is like no
other
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is
also the only place in the world where
you can take a walk under the largest
rocket ever built at the apollo saturn v
center private the set on five was one
of the most powerful rockets ever built
it was the machine that took twelve
astronauts to the moon including Neil
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin preparing
mankind for the journey to Mars and
beyond want to experience and feel the
moon for yourself you can see and touch
an actual moon rock brought back by the
Apollo astronauts ever wanted to see
behind the scenes at Kennedy Space
Center take one of the many exclusive
bus tours and go where most humans have
never been and time-travel to the early
days of the space program and take a
peek at the future of space exploration
there is simply no better way to get a
glimpse of Kennedy Space Center than
with their bus tours Kennedy Space
Center is home to some of the largest
movie screens in the world with their
twin IMAX theaters the IMAX screens
provide you a five
stories cinematic 3d experience of space
like no other shot by astronauts with
IMAX you'll leave the earth without even
leaving your seat and you never know who
you'll come into contact with at Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex it could be
one of the astronauts that flew on space
shuttle Atlantis giving you the chance
to ask that one question about space
travel you've always wondered about or
for a more one-on-one experience
visitors can arrange to have lunch with
an astronaut during this unique dining
experience
you'll hear inspiring stories from a
veteran astronaut about space
exploration and have the chance to ask
questions and have photos taken the
greatest space adventure on earth is
about to begin make plans for your
family to be a part of it and Florida's
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
