Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Shuttle Launch Experience Exterior

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

WE ARE GO FOR LAUNCH – Guest “crew members” enter the Shuttle Launch Simulation Facility and proceed to the heart of space shuttle operations for the prelaunch briefing. Crew members then strap in and get vertical to experience the sights, sounds and feelings of a space shuttle launch.

 

Shuttle Launch Experience in Shuttle Plaza

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

WE ARE GO FOR LAUNCH -- Guest “crew  members” enter the Shuttle Launch Simulation Facility and proceed to the heart of space shuttle operations for the prelaunch briefing. Crew members then strap in and get vertical to experience the sights, sounds and feelings of a space shuttle launch.

Simulation Briefing Pre-show

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

3..2..1…LIFTOFF -- Entering the heart of shuttle operations for the prelaunch briefing, crew members are guided by veteran Space Shuttle Commander Charlie Bolden as he takes them step-by-step through the launch sequence at Shuttle Launch Experience.

Get Vertical on Shuttle Launch Experience

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

GET VERTICAL --Strap in and get vertical for an all-too-real simulation of the sights, sounds and feelings of a space shuttle launch at Shuttle Launch Experience.

Crew Cabin

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

STRAP IN -- Forty-four guest “crew members” can strap in to the crew cabin for the all-too-real simulation of a space shuttle launch at Shuttle Launch Experience.

Experience Launch Like an Astronaut

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

EXPERIENCE LAUNCH -- Designed under the guidance of NASA and veteran space shuttle astronauts, experience the sights, sounds and sensations of a space shuttle launch at Shuttle Launch Experience.

It's His Turn to Launch

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

IT’S HIS TURN TO LAUNCH -- After years of strapping astronauts into Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, Gunter Wendt (center) is strapped in for his very own Shuttle Launch Experience.

Breathtaking View

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

AWE-INSPIRING VIEW -- Once guest “crew members” feel and live the powerful journey to 17,500 mph, the payload bay doors open to reveal a breathtaking view of Earth at Shuttle Launch Experience.

Return to Earth

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

RETURN TO EARTH -- After the journey to Earth’s orbit, guests will “Return to Earth” via a spiral ramp, with projections of Earth from space and plaques commemorating each space shuttle mission.