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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
provides an exhilarating and educational experience of the space program. Whether touring the Rocket Garden or boarding a
full-scale replica of the Space Shuttle Explorer, visitors are guaranteed to gain a new perspective on the
incredible feats accomplished by the space program.
The Visitor Complex also offers amenities and services such
as bus tours, restaurants, first-aid and pet kennels.
The Shuttle Launch Experience is now open
at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Until now, only astronauts could experience the sensations of a
shuttle launch. Now you can feel the heart-pounding excitement on this authentic simulation designed by NASA
and a team of astronauts. This immersive experience takes you through the launch sequence, the rattle and roll of lift-off
as well as a breathtaking view of the Earth as seen only by a few hundred astronauts.
At Kennedy Space
Center, guests can see real components of the International Space Station, relive man's moon landing at the Apollo/Saturn
V Center and see space shuttle launch pads. Plus, meet a space hero at Astronaut Encounter, embark on a "Mad Mission
to Mars", and see IMAX space-related films.
NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center is America's
premier gateway to the universe. As the world's only launch site for the space shuttle, Kennedy prepares vehicles for each
mission, operates each countdown, and manages end-of-mission landing recovery activities. The Center also coordinates all
expendable vehicle launches carrying a NASA payload, whether the launches take place at Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station in Florida, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, or elsewhere. Finally, as the last Earthly stop for International
Space Station hardware, Kennedy prepares these elements for their missions in space.
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