Kennedy Space Center Atlantis

This includes encouraging advanced daily admission purchases online requiring all guests to wear face coverings requiring guests and employees to undergo temperature screenings prior to entry and implementing increased frequency of sanitization and disinfection.

Kennedy space center atlantis. Learn how to dock and land the shuttle with training simulators. Space shuttle atlantis rollover to kennedy space center visitor complex in 2012. New measures and procedures have been implemented as part of the trusted space program for guests health and safety.

Explore shuttle missions that secured the future of hubble space telescope and the international space station. Kennedy space center visitor complex provides the closest public viewing of rocket launches with live launch commentary from space experts. Otherwise only open to youth groups families are welcome to stay overnight at the visitor complex resting while space shuttle atlantis floats overhead.

Manufactured by the rockwell international company in southern california and delivered to the kennedy space center in eastern florida in april 1985 atlantis is the fourth operational and the second to last space shuttle built. Weighing in at 151 315 pounds when it rolled out of the assembly plant in palmdale calif atlantis was nearly 3 5 tons lighter than columbia. Kennedy space center visitor complex welcomes families to join the journey and sleep under space shuttle atlantis.

The last liftoff was july 8 2011. A souvenir is included. Explore kennedy space center visitor complex guided by a space expert on this three hour walking tour of exhibits such as heroes legends space shuttle atlantis and astronaut training experience.

Stand in awe of this american icon at space shuttle atlantis permanent home of the orbiter. Kennedy space center visitor complex is operated for nasa by delaware north and is entirely visitor funded. The new orbiter arrived at nasa s kennedy space center in florida on april 9 1985 and over the next seven months was prepared for her maiden voyage.

Space shuttle atlantis exhibit breathtaking nasa fans say space shuttle atlantis as displayed inside the new 100 million space shuttle atlantis exhibit that opened saturday june 29 2013. Space shuttle atlantis on launch pad 39a for sts 135 the final flight of the shuttle program. Viewing locations are within a few miles kilometers from the launch pads so you can see and feel the liftoff of spacecraft leaving earth under the full power of mighty rocket engines.