Today, in a ceremony set beneath Space Shuttle Atlantis^® at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, two veteran astronauts were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame^®.  Michael Foale and Ellen Ochoa, each a legend in his and her own right, joined the ranks of 93 prestigious American space heroes who have received the same honor. 

Calling all future explorers! Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering a front row seat to NASA’s Journey to Mars for free to fifth graders nationwide this summer, with an invitation for a full-day of adventure and fun. The offer is part of the Summer of Mars campaign designed to highlight the myriad experiences and activities available to guests that focus on the future of space exploration and Mars missions to inspire the next generation of space explorers at the place where it will launch.