Explore the universe | Kennedy Space Center day tour complete guide


Before we get started, let's take a look at the Kennedy Space Center, a place that has its own sense of an epic movie. From the United States' first artificial satellite to the world-renowned space shuttle, it is from here to fly into space. The Kennedy Space Center hosts all U.S. missions to geosynchronous orbit.

Also launched "Apollo" spacecraft, "Skylab" and various interplanetary probes. It is an important base for the United States space launch. This is where American human spaceflight began. It carries almost all the wisdom, dreams and courage of mankind. Therefore, the Kennedy Space Center is also known as the gateway to human exploration of space.

Where is Nasa Kennedy Space Center?

The Kennedy Space Center is located on Merritt Island, Florida, about an hour's drive from Orlando.

Ticket Parking information
One-day admission: Adult $50, child $40
KSC Discovery Tour: Adults $25, children $19
(Tickets not included. You can take a bus to visit the space Restricted Zone for two hours, visit the launch pad, VAB assembly building, etc. The bus stops at the NASA Causeway, overlooks launch pads 39A and 39B and takes photos, and the last stop is the Apollo/Saturn V rocket gallery.)
Parking fee: Motorcycle $5, car $10, large vehicle $15 (Parking is available from 8:30 am daily)

Opening hours:


Visitor Complex opening hours: 9:00-19:00. Parking starts at 8:30 am; The KSC Discovery Tour bus runs from 10:00-15:30 every 15 minutes and may vary due to launch times, special events or weather effects.
PS: The park also has the world's largest space-themed souvenir shop, which is worth visiting!

Recommended itinerary
The park is not large, it is recommended to visit the bus tour first, from the inside to the outside. The bus tour is on the right hand side of the door, and you can see it as people go. The last bus leaves at 2:30 p.m., so make sure you make good time.

Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour, visit the rocket launch pad, Apollo, Memorial Park!
After getting off the bus on the return trip, you can visit as you like. Each pavilion is in close proximity, and personally recommend the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit to learn about the shuttle's history and interior. The last is of course the consumption, souvenir shop buy buy buy buy!

Must-see item

  1. Shuttle Launch Experience - Experience the feeling of launch in person, very real.
  2. Astronaut Encounter - Have the opportunity to meet real astronauts face to face and hear their stories of space adventures.
    3.IMAX film - Deep Sky /Space: The new frontier. Each session is 40 minutes long and visually stunning.
    4.Planet Play- Space themed playground!
    Control the number of people in the field, may need to queue up, the design is very beautiful, with the baby directly!

    An unmissable experience at the Space Center - Rocket Garden

Must see, right at the entrance, the first thing you see when you enter the gate. This is a field of real rockets that you can get up close and personal with, the first rocket to break the gravity of the Earth is here. "We stand on the shoulders of giants", in the Rocket Garden, this phrase is vividly reflected. The engineers, astronauts, designers and planners behind every rocket are the ones who make dreams into history.

Giant screen cinema
There are two theaters, back to back, showing "Hubble Space Telescope" (narrated by Leonardo) and "Space Station" (narrated by Tom Cruise), and the film is quite a work in progress.

The IMAX theater waiting area is also a pavilion, with various meteorites to touch and experience. These two giant screen films must be seen. Please refer to the film schedule for selection.

The Kennedy Space Center KSC Explore Tour is an absolute must experience that costs extra, but is well worth it.

This is an up-close tour by bus to the actual rocket launch pad and space program operation area, with buses departing from the tour center every 15 minutes. There are experienced guides on the bus to explain the entire NASA landmark, from technology, to NASA gossip, and political stories, to listen to everyone

How to play? For how long?

The tour can be divided into two parts:

1, one-day ticket: includes all the exhibition halls of the Visitor Complex campus (Rocket Garden, Journey to Mars, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Hall of Fame, etc.) and 2 IMAX theaters;

  1. Additional visit/experience part: Additional fees are required in addition to the ticket for experience, such as KSC discovery tour, launch command visit, launch console visit, etc.
    The most common option combination is: one-day ticket to lunch with astronauts KSC Discovery Tour.

【 Tour Route and order 】

Enter the park to start the tour - Rocket Garden - Mars Tour - IMAX theater - Astronaut Hall of Honor - Take the bus to the "KSC Discovery Tour" (On the bus to view the launch pad, Space X, rocket fire damper, transport platform, VAB assembly shop, Get off and visit the Apollo/Saturn V Rocket Gallery) - The bus returns to the Visitor Complex - Get off and enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis Gallery for a tour - end of tour
It basically takes a whole day to play this combination route. And the connection arrangement of each project is reasonable, there is no wasted time, very fascinating.
Tips: Chinese tour guides and Chinese explanatory machines are available in the visitor complex.

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