Celebrate the season as the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex presents its first-ever “Holidays in Space.” Learn and celebrate the holiday traditions of each of the ISS international partners: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Special holiday activities include: Space Skating Rink: Bring [...]

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex introduced a new stop in their Up-Close Tour this week. The new stop is the VAB, or Vehicle Assembly Building, where components of the Space Shuttle were joined together in preparation for launch. The three shuttle orbiters are being prepared for display in museums. Endeavour is currently in storage [...]

A limited number of guests each day will be able to enter and explore the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), inside the Kennedy Space Center starting on Nov. 1. The 525-foot tall building is where Apollo V rockets and even space shuttles were assembled for launch. For the past 30 years the building has been occupied [...]

On Aug. 5, between 11:34 a.m. and 12:43 p.m., the Juno spacecraft will be launching toward Jupiter aboard an Atlas V rocket, and Bill Nye the Science Guy is in town to help send it off. Juno should reach Jupiter, which is 445 million miles away, in July of 2016. The spacecraft is set to [...]

June 16, 2011 – Join hosts JD Trussell and Audrey Brown as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6sa8KBFtY In this week’s episode on location at Arabian Nights Dinner Attraction • Interviews and more from Discovery Cove’s Grand Reef opening • A look at [...]

Now that Star Wars Weekends is ending, sci-fi fans can turn their attention to the coast as Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex launches Sci-Fi Summer, a celebration of the last 50 years of human spaceflight and science fiction. Many of the events this summer center around Star Trek. For its first visit to the Southeast, [...]

Surrounded by the rockets in the garden at Kennedy Space Center, here’s your chance to learn the inside story about America’s favorite “feel good” ABC television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and help build a home for a deserving Brevard County family. An Extreme Makeover: Home Edition pep rally will be held at 7 p.m. [...]

Column by Derek Burgan Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, one of the more overlooked experiences to the average Orlando traveler, is offering several deals. The first is an online coupon for Florida residents which will give one free admission with one paid admission. Click Here to access this coupon, or go to kennedyspacecenter.com. Also, for [...]

I had the opportunity to see the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at the crack of dawn, and quickly snapped these photos to share.

Star Trek Live, a new interactive stage show made its worldwide debut at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. It will be presented five times a day in the facility’s 300-seat Astronaut Encounter Theater for a limited time.

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Millions of people held their breath while a single man stepped onto the moon’s surface – a journey that began just a short distance from where the Apollo/Saturn V Center stands today. Here at Kennedy Space Center, in a spacious facility featuring a real Saturn V rocket, the Apollo program returns spectacularly to life. The [...]

Here’s a picture of the shuttle launch, reflected in a pond near my house, not too far from Downtown Disney.

Here’s a quick video of tonight’s nighttime Space Shuttle Endeavour launch as seen over a lake near Walt Disney World. The video, shot with a pocket still camera, is not quite up to our regular standards – but it’s good enough to get an idea of what a night launch looks like from Orlando. For [...]

Framed by the backdrop of famous launch facilities, aerospace, aviation and astronauts will take to the skies for the second annual Space & Air Show at Kennedy Space Center featuring the Blue Angels this weekend, Nov. 8 and 9, 2008. On the heels of the successful U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performance of 2007, the 2008 [...]

Celebrating 50 Years of NASA, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex kicks off the anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. this Saturday. Enjoy a performance by the Grammy Award winning band Survivor, followed by a spectacular fireworks show – live in the Rocket Garden. Upcoming concerts include: The Guess Who – Saturday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. [...]

Photo by Scott Miller Woody, the sheriff from the “Toy Story” films, waved goodbye to Buzz Lightyear aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as it launched yesterday from Kennedy Space Center. Aboard Discovery is a 12-inch tall action figure of Woody’s pal from “Toy Story,” Buzz Lightyear. Woody joined thousands of launch-watchers to view the launch [...]

Buzz Lightyear in space teaser: More Information As seven, well-trained astronauts begin an important mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, May 31, one toy astronaut, Buzz Lightyear, will begin a journey to help educate children across the country. The liftoff of space shuttle Discovery kicks off a new education initiative between NASA and [...]

I was recently lucky enough to be invited by my neighbor to visit Kennedy Space Center to watch the Space Shuttle take-off this past Tuesday. We not only got to be at the Center, but we were able to watch from the closest spot anyone’s allowed to stand. While I’ve watched launches from my Orlando [...]