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Kennedy Space Center: A limited number of Launch Transportation Tickets for viewing selected Space Shuttle and Expendable Launch Vehicle launches on Center are available for purchase through KSC Visitor Complex. This ticket provides transportation to the KSC Visitor Complex viewing site 7 miles from the shuttle pads. Launch viewing also available within the Visitor Complex at the Rocket Garden. For details, call (321) 449-4444.
Public Launch Viewing Venues: Even though Kennedy Space Center offers the best seats in the house, there are also many prime viewing areas outside of the complex such as along the shores of the Indian River, U.S. Space Walk of Fame, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, the Cocoa Beach Pier or any of the beaches south of Port Canaveral.
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REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS: NASA's Space Shuttles have been flying missions for nearly thirty years. One third of the U.S. population has never known a time without Space Shuttle flights. But all good things must come to an end.
With only a few remaining chances to witness the awesome marvel of technology, ingenuity and courage up close and personal, participating hotels on Florida's Space Coast have created "Let's Do Launch" packages that offer extended flexibility to accomodate the fluctuating nature of launch schedules. See below for more information on "Let's Do Launch" hotel packages
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| MEET ASTRONAUT JON McBRIDE (Captain, USN Ret.): |
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| Jon McBride is the real deal, the genuine article, the right stuff. As a naval officer, a fighter pilot, a test pilot, an air show pilot, a Space Shuttle pilot and commander, McBride's career embodies the classic childhood dream of adventure in the skies and in space. Today, he is a member of the Kennedy Space Center Astronaut Encounter team and a proud ambassador of Florida's Space Coast. |
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HOTEL SPECIALS ON LAUNCH EXPERIENCE VACATIONS:
Interested in more of an on-demand launch experience? Hotels on Florida's Space Coast offer "Let's Do Launch" Packages with discounts for Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Special Access NASA Tours, or even lunch with an astronaut. Discounts on surfing lessons, kayaking tours, and other non-space-related activities are often included in these specials.
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Roll your mouse over the map below to view more information about each launch viewing spot.
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Kennedy Space Center & Cape Canaveral Launch Schedule Kennedy Space Center & Cape Canaveral has long been our nation's gateway to exploring, discovering & understanding our universe. View our launch schedule below & join us during this new era of space discovery.
March 4, 2010 • Delta 4 - GOES P
Launch window: 6:17 p.m. - 7:17 p.m. ET
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
GOES-P is the latest in a series of meteorological satellites designed to watch for storm development and weather conditions on Earth.
April 5, 2010 • STS-131 Shuttle Discovery
Launch time: 6:27 a.m. EDT
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
STS-131 will be the 33rd U.S. mission to the International Space Station. The flight will carry a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module with supplies and experiments for utilization aboard the station.
May 13, 2010 • Delta IV - GPS - 2F1
Launch time: 3:19 a.m. - 3:37 a.m. ET
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A Delta IV rocket will launch the Air Force's Block 2F navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System
May 14, 2010 • STS-132 Shuttle Atlantis
Launch time: 2:28 p.m. EDT
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
STS-132 Space shuttle Atlantis mission will carry an integrated cargo carrier to deliver maintenance and assembly hardware, including spare parts for space station systems. In addition, the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia, a Mini Research Module, will be permanently attached to the bottom port of the Zarya module.
July 29, 2010 • STS-134 Shuttle Endeavour
Launch time: 7:51 a.m. EDT
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver an EXPRESS Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station.
September 16, 2010 • STS-133 Shuttle Discovery
Launch time: 11:57 a.m. EDT
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
STS-133 Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MLPM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station. |
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