The Shuttle Launch Experience - Kennedy Space Center - Titusville, FL
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The Shuttle Launch Experience is an included attraction located within the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex. The Kennedy Space Center is reached from SR 420 in Titusville, FL.
Waymark Code: WMKA9B
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2014
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The Shuttle Launch Experience is the newest attraction at the Kennedy Space Center. It is very popular and a bit time consuming to reach; so, plan your time accordingly. Entry to the Space Shuttle Experience line ends about 1 hour before closing.
The $60 million ride allows visitors to experience the launch of the space shuttle. This is achieved by being seated in motion chairs while images are projected on a big screen at the front of the ride. Lights and loud sounds accompany the presentation.
The Shuttle Experience is reached by entering the Atlantis Exhibit building where you view two consecutive multimedia presentations. The doors then open to reveal the Space Shuttle Atlantis suspended with its payload bay doors opened such that it appears to be in orbit around the Earth.
A downward ramp takes you from the Atlantis to the Space Shuttle Experience. About 44 visitors enter a room and are lined up in front of seven doors. When the doors open you are seated inside the Space Shuttle Simulator. After a series of orientations you are rocked back in your chair as the sight and sound show begins. You accurately experience the motions and the forces that astronauts feel during a real shuttle launch.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex hours for 2014:
January 4 – April 13: 9 am – 5 pm
April 14 – 27: 9 am – 6 pm
April 28 – June 29: 9 am – 5 pm
June 30 – August 10: 9 am – 7 pm
August 11 – 31: 9 am – 6 pm
September 1 – December 14: 9 am – 5 pm
December 15 – 25: 9 am – 6 pm
December 26 – 28: 9 am – 7 pm
Price of Admission: 50.00 (listed in local currency)
Weekday Hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 AM
Weekend Hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 AM
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