BUFFALO, N.Y., and CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (May 2, 2017) – Delaware North, one of the largest privately-held hospitality and food service companies in the world, has been awarded an eight-year extension to its concessions agreement with NASA to continue operating Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the public component of the storied launch facility.
NASA in 2010 had selected Delaware North through a competitive bidding process for a concessions 
agreement with a 10-year base period and options for another 10 years. The early extension paves the way for the company to continue operating the visitor complex to 2028.
Since 2012, Delaware North has worked with NASA to implement new space center tours and educational programs and increase visitor opportunities to see NASA and private space company rocket launches from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Delaware North also oversaw the design and construction of major new attractions such as the $100 million Space Shuttle Atlantis® and Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® presented by Boeing.
The extension comes after the visitor complex set an annual attendance record in 2016, surpassing the previous high recorded in 2009, the next-to-last full year of the shuttle program.
“On behalf of Delaware North and the Jacobs family, I want to thank NASA for giving us the opportunity to continue the work we have done together to make Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex an absolute must-see experience for all Americans and international visitors,” said Scott Socha, president of Delaware North’s parks and resorts division.
Beginning in 1967 as little more than a bus tour of the space center’s launch pads, the visi
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