John F. Kennedy Space Center- Discover your Inner Space Geek

The New York Times reports “Next month, engineers will meet at NASA headquarters in Washington to discuss how propellant depots could be used to reach farther into space and make possible more ambitious missions using the heavy-lift rocket that NASA is planning to build.”

Without the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Orlando Fla., a human being would have never been able to go to place like the moon. Visiting this place you’ll get insight into space exploration and step back in time experiencing the history seeing historical sites and the astronauts who risk their lives going into space.

According to kennedyspacecenter.com, it offers two tours KSC Up-close tour and Cape Canaveral: Now and Then tour. KSC Up-close tour visitors go inside the Vehicle Assembly Building where visitors can walk along the Transfer Aisle that brings components of rockets between buildings four High Bay and they might get to see a space shuttle orbiter being completed for display. The admission price is $25 adult, $19 per child (ages 3-11) plus tax, in addition to admission.

 “It is worth doing it though to see the launch assembly building, the launch site and the trawlers that transport the rockets/shuttles to the actual launch pad.” said 57Lulu a user for tripadvisor.com

On the Canaveral: Now and Then tour you get to see the launch complex of the first two Mercury launches. There is also an Air Force Space & Missile Museum where you learn about early space exploration. The admission price is $21 adult/$15 per child (ages 3-11) plus tax, in addition to admission.

If you go to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, you will see artifacts and exhibits of memorabilia that honor astronaut’s accomplishments such as Wally Schirra's Sigma 7 Mercury spacecraft. Kennedyspacecenter.com states you can experience the G-force Trainer which creates the pressure of four times the force of gravity, and a space shuttle landing simulation.

“We checked out the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Lots more educational displays, but a lot of kids hands on displays that you would find in a kids science museum.” said Boatingfamily a user of tripadvisor.com. 

Hour of operation: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is open daily, except December 25 and certain launch days. Current operating hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Ticket admission: Kennedy Space Center $43 adult, $33 child (ages 3-11) plus tax. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is $20 adult, $16 child (ages 3-11) plus tax.

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