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Kennedy Space Center holding a day of remembrance ceremony on the 10th anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy

Kennedy Space Center and The Astronauts Memorial Foundation will be holding a ceremony honoring of the crew of space shuttle Columbia STS-107 in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the Columbia disaster at 10 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2013. The ceremony is being held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at the Space Mirror…

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Celebrate at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for ‘Holidays in Space’

Guests can celebrate the holiday sights and sounds at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for their second annual “Holidays in Space.” Now through Jan. 1, 2013, the Visitor Complex will be adorned with an array of holiday decorations and feature daily visits and storytelling with Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as performances of favorite…

Your last view of Space Shuttle Atlantis until next summer, plus other changes at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Last week, the space shuttle orbiter Atlantis was officially turned over to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, with a fireworks finale. Atlantis was then able to be viewed inside the new gallery building for one week only. The building will now be sealed, and the adjacent displays completed. Atlantis won’t be able to be…

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Space Shuttle Atlantis to make historic final journey at Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s Space Shuttle Program will hold its last ever move of an orbiter as Atlantis makes its historic final journey on Nov. 2, 2012 at Kennedy Space Center. Space Shuttle Atlantis will travel nearly 10 miles from Kennedy Space Center to its new home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where it will be…

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Celebrate the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour this weekend

Space Shuttle Endeavour is departing the Kennedy Space Center for the very last time after 19 years of service, 25 missions, 133 astronauts carried, 299 days in space and 122,883,151 miles traveled. Guests are invited to join the farewell celebration Sept. 14 to 17, 2012, at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis now seen in Kennedy Space Center’s VAB Up-Close Tour

The Up-Close Vehicle Assembly Building Tour began last November at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is where rockets are built before they are moved to a launch pad. Now, space shuttle orbiter Atlantis is in storage in the VAB. Tour guests can see Atlantis before the orbiter is towed…

Photos/Video from the new Up-Close launch pad tour at the Kennedy Space Center

A new up-close launch pad tour at Kennedy Space Center takes you within the restricted perimeter fence of pad 39A. This is where Apollo rockets and space shuttles were launched. Here is a view of the top of the Rotating Service Service Structure which was used to hold and deliver the payload into the shuttle…