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Kennedy Space Center - Tours

 

If your Orlando vacation plans include a visit to the Kennedy Space Center, you won’t want to miss some of these tours. The guides that lead them are extremely knowledgeable and there is no better way to get the real scoop on the operations of NASA. Some of the not-to-be-missed tours include:

Saturn V ComplexApollo/Saturn V Center: Millions remember as they held their breath when the Apollo astronauts made the first landing on the moon. Ingrained in their memory are the immortal words of Neil Armstrong, “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind,” as he took his first steps on the lunar surface. Come relive the excitement of that experience here and learn how daring the feat really was!


Cape Canaveral, Then and NowCape Canaveral, Then and Now: Here, you can relive the beginnings of the U.S. space program during your Orlando vacation. Visitors will experience a recreation of the first satellite launch and view the launch pad where Alan Shepard lifted off on America’s first manned space flight. Finally, a stop is made at Launch Pad 34; the site of the tragic fire that consumed Apollo I.


International Space Station CenterInternational Space Station Center: See what life is like aboard the International Space Stataion in the life-sized mockup of what Kennedy Space Center describes as “the most ambitious space program since the Apollo moon landings.” The viewing gallery also allows visitors to see what the next space station components are that are being readied for launch.


NASA Up CloseNASA Up Close: This is the most popular tour at Kennedy Space Center and you should reserve the outing first thing upon arrival if you don’t want to miss this interesting Orlando vacation experience - The Tour Does Sell Out! Here, you will view the space shuttle launch pads, the Vehicle Assembly Building and the massive NASA Crawler Transporters used to transport the space shuttles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad.