Visit Kennedy Space Centre

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Visit the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, and blast off with some thrilling simulation rides, informative tours and even better: meet a NASA astronaut. The Kennedy Space Center is located on a huge, lush, densely vegetated island eight times the size of Manhattan.

Immerse yourself in the place where exploring new frontiers is a daily mission. The scientists of NASA are continually working to explore the vast universe that surrounds us. When placed in perspective, life on earth is a curious occurrence so visit the Kennedy Space Center to find out why some highly educated people think life exists on earth and whether or not there is other forms of life out there in the universe.

From the early Project Mercury to the next generation of cutting edge technology space vehicles, the Kennedy Space Center documents the giant leaps of mankind in space exploration. It's adviseable to plan your trip to the Kennedy Space Center in advance so you will be able to watch the next rocket blasting off into the outer atmosphere and beyond or experience a simulated launch, the only available one of its kind on earth. Astronauts are on hand to meet visitors and give them some advice on how to become an astronaut or describe their unique experiences in space.

Another fabulous reason to visit the Kennedy Space Center is to train to be a pilot on the simulation machines, navigating your way successfully out of the atmosphere and back again. Tour the launch and landing facilities to see exactly how lift-off works and stand, awe-struck, with your jaw gaping, before the mighty rockets that are testimonies to the achievements of mankind. Experience a surreal simulation of outer space in the Apollo/Saturn V Center, with back-to-back IMAX® theaters five-story screens transport you to another dimension in outer space where you "float" alongside NASA Astronauts.

At Kennedy Space Center you can touch real pieces of Mars rocks, bearing in mind that these rocks can't be found anywhere else on earth, come from many light years away, and the absolute effort it took to get them here. Take a two day, hands-on training program where you go through the training regimes that rigorously prepare astronauts for space, meet a NASA astronaut, build a simulated NASA rocket and co-ordinate a simulated family shuttle mission to the International Space Station.

The Kennedy Space Center is a truely unique experience that manages to take you on an unforgettable journey into the realm of outer space. With space travel soon becoming a reality for ordinary folk, we're pretty sure an actual journey within a space craft from Kennedy Space Center will be a possibility in the near future.