Located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering a special viewing opportunity. Visitors to the Kennedy Space Center is offering a viewing opportunity for the Commercial Crew SpaceX Demonstration Mission 1 (Demo-1) Launch!
The Kennedy Space Center mission 1 will be the first, un-crewed test flight of NASA’S Commercial Crew Program. Eventually the NASA’S Commercial Crew Program will carry men and women into space from American soil for the first time since 2011. Visitors at the Kennedy Space Center will have the opportunity to experience the awe and excitement of these historic launches, all just a few miles from the launch pad. This experience will be the closest public viewing for the Kennedy Space Center.
The Demo-1 launch is set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center’s launchpad 39A. Launchpad 39A is most well known for the area from which Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set course for the moon on Apollo 11 in 1969. Therrin Protze, chief operating officer for the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex explains, “This is the first of many enhanced viewing opportunities to come. With crewed launches on the horizon, the interest in space continues to grow and we are poised to offer many more bucket-list experiences to our guests.”
The Following launch experience packages for the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are available:
Package: “Feel the Heat”
Location: Apollo/Saturn V Center
Cost: $195 per person
Package includes*:
- Two-day admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, plus transportation to Apollo/Saturn V Center viewing location – the closest launch viewing location available to the public. Second day admission must be used within a 90-day period post-launch.
- Up-close encounters with the Mars Rover Vehicle Navigator®, a futuristic concept vehicle, and a lunar rover just like the ones used by Apollo astronauts
- Premium catered meal
- (2) Drink tickets
- Lanyard and commemorative Demo-1 badge
- Commemorative Demo-1 lithograph
- SpaceX luggage tag
- Reusable water bottle
- Digital photo on the day of the launch with special background
- Jumbotron access and live, expert commentary of launch
- Full access to the shows and exhibits at the Apollo/Saturn V Center
Package: “Feel the Fun”
Location: Space Shuttle Atlantis® North Lawn viewing
Cost: $115 per person
Package includes*:
- Two-day admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Second day admission must be used within a 90-day period post-launch.
- Launch viewing from the Space Shuttle Atlantis North Lawn viewing location
- Catered meal
- SpaceX luggage tag
- Commemorative Demo-1 lithograph
- Jumbotron access and live, expert commentary of launch
- Digital photo on the day of the launch with special background
- Launch party featuring a live DJ
- Junior astronaut activity
Ticket packages are sold for the specific mission (SpaceX Demo-1) and not for a specific date. Packages can be booked via the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex website here. The limited-availability packages will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is the first of many launches to come. Packages for future launches will be customized to enhance the unique components of each mission. For more information, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.* Guests are encouraged to check the website for updates as packages may be expanded.
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