Holidays in Space 2017 at Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is introducing new entertainment for the annual Holidays in Space event for 2017 with the internationally acclaimed performance group Fighting Gravity. Fighting Gravity’s black-light illusion dance performances gained notoriety in 2009, as third-place finalists on the popular NBC TV show, “America’s Got Talent.” WHO: Nightly show is included with admission […]
‘Holidays in Space’ at Kennedy Space Center
December 21, 2015 Comments Off on ‘Holidays in Space’ at Kennedy Space Center
It was on this date in 1968 that Apollo 8 became the first mission to orbit the moon in a manned spacecraft. The mission started on 21st December 1968 at 12:51:00 UTC and lasted 6 days, 3 hours, 42 minutes as the three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders […]
Continue reading …Kennedy Space Center revamp continues with focus on a Mission to Mars
November 6, 2015 Comments Off on Kennedy Space Center revamp continues with focus on a Mission to Mars
We haven’t been to Kennedy Space Center for approximately eighteen months so just recently we decided to venture out and see what’s going on at the Space Coast. As always, a visit to Kennedy Space Center is a fascinating experience and one where you can stand back, take a breath and just contemplate all the […]
Continue reading …U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® to Close Nov. 2, 2015, in Preparation for New, Next-Generation Attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
October 21, 2015 Comments Off on U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® to Close Nov. 2, 2015, in Preparation for New, Next-Generation Attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® will close Nov. 2, 2015, at its current location in preparation for a new, next-generation attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – Heroes and Legends, featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The visitor complex broke ground on Heroes and Legends in May 2015 and is scheduled to […]
Continue reading …Kennedy Space Center Invites Guests to ‘Fly With An Astronaut’ Sept. 4-7
August 25, 2015 Comments Off on Kennedy Space Center Invites Guests to ‘Fly With An Astronaut’ Sept. 4-7
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering a special, limited-time, limited-capacity program called “Fly With An Astronaut” in which guests can spend a thrilling half day experiencing the highlights of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, including a ‘flight’ on Shuttle Launch Experience®, with a veteran NASA space shuttle astronaut. Limited to just 43 guests per […]
Continue reading …Kennedy Space Center Announces Heros and Legends Attraction to open in 2016
May 29, 2015 Comments Off on Kennedy Space Center Announces Heros and Legends Attraction to open in 2016
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex today broke ground on a next-generation attraction designed to touch the hearts and minds of the next generation of space explorers – Heroes and Legends, featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®, scheduled to open in 2016. Held on the eve of this year’s U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction, […]
Continue reading …Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Space Shuttle AtlantisSM with Atlantis Astronaut Adventure Oct. 9
September 23, 2014 Comments Off on Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Space Shuttle AtlantisSM with Atlantis Astronaut Adventure Oct. 9
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the $100-million Space Shuttle AtlantisSM attraction with Atlantis Astronaut Adventure on Thursday, Oct. 9 featuring 12 NASA astronauts, all of whom flew on the historic orbiter. The 12 Atlantis astronauts – Clayton Anderson, Bo Bobko, John Creighton, Charlie Walker, Hoot Gibson, Fred Gregory, Ken […]
Continue reading …“A Giant Leap For Mankind”… 45 Years Ago Man Landed on the Moon
July 20, 2014 Comments Off on “A Giant Leap For Mankind”… 45 Years Ago Man Landed on the Moon
45 years ago today Neil Armstrong’s booted foot, pressed firmly in the lunar soil, symbolized the stunning success of man’s highest adventure. The achievement of man’s first step on the moon came on the evening of 20th July, 1969 and realized the ambitious goal set by the late President John F. Kennedy some eight years […]
Continue reading …The Space Race – 45 Years Ago Today, Apollo 11 Blasted Off To The Moon
July 16, 2014 Comments Off on The Space Race – 45 Years Ago Today, Apollo 11 Blasted Off To The MoonThe Space Race between the two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States, lasted from 1955 to 1972. It all began on 2nd August 1955 when the Soviet Union responded to the United States announcement, four days earlier, of intent to launch artificial satellites, by declaring they would also launch a satellite […]
Continue reading …Space Shuttle Atlantis Attraction Opens At Kennedy Space Center
June 29, 2013 Comments Off on Space Shuttle Atlantis Attraction Opens At Kennedy Space CenterKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has this morning opened the doors to the world’s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program –Space Shuttle Atlantis.SM More than 40 NASA astronauts participated in the grand opening as well as NASA administrator Charles Bolden, Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana, Delaware North […]
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