Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Overview
Take a look inside the only Central Florida attraction that takes you inside America's space program, and puts you nose to nose with the last Space Shuttle to fly around the planet, Space Shuttle Atlantis. Get an insider's view of the Kennedy Space Center on one of our exclusive bus tours, or book a special lunch with an astronaut, ask questions, and take a picture. For more, go to
Conquering Florida: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
In this episode of Conquering Florida, motocross champion Ricky Carmichael, his manager, J.H. Leale, and the new guy, Connor, visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Titusville, Fla. At the center, Ricky and J.H. land a space shuttle, meet an astronaut and one of the guys goes for a spin on a multi-axis trainer.
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Dialogue translated into English:
Hi everybody. My name is Fabio, and I'll show you the Kennedy Space Center.
Before showing the video, let me explain
This trip I made in January 2014
I'm writting here subtitles in English for those who can not speak Portuguese
This tour is a place slightly away from the Orlando area and Disney
I was traveling with my family
We went to the parks
We decided to go to Cape Canaveral
To visit this rocket launching area
It's pretty cool, you'll see in video
It is an alternative tour for those who already know Disney
Or for those who want something different
So, there is the video
I think it will be cool
You can comment bellow what you think
Regards
Hi
Today we will see the rocket
When I was born, did you hold the umbilical cord?
Where do we go?
Wherever
Where's my navel?
Where is Karina?
She's there
It is OK there
Stay there, where you are
May I collect, daddy?
No
Look at the tree, how lovely, Karina
Where that sheet came from
But not down, right?
Here, here, here. It's here
Lost myself
Ae Kaka
Ae mom. Yo, dad. Karina
Eta! Everyone will see inside your throat
For those who want to be a dentist
Let's go
Hi, here below
Hi. Is this you, honey?
Did you film this part? No, right?
Go ahead. Good morning
No, Kaka
Did you understand what he said?
You are surrounded by beautiful women
I'm translating to be recorded
Oh, yeah. Because it had not been recorded, what he said, right?
Is this here where we're going out?
In a little while
This (crawler) moves the rocket
When it is with rocket, it moves one mile per hour
Without rocket, two miles an hour
Then it goes there far
Where is the alligator?
It's a teeny gator
It was in the little island
Are we gonna down here?
What a great place
Go. Choose a row
It's cold here
Small this little toy, right?
Snoopy
Look at the size of this toy
A small step for me (man)
One giant leap for mankind
And here the little toy, stage 2
Fire extinguisher
Maintenance Kit
Television camera
No idea what is that
Activation Checklist
Training glove
Go, no go
Look!
What is this?
I don't know what is this
We don't know the name
It's a thing, right?
Here says timer
Yeah, timer
Oh, does it mark time?
Look how cute. The droplets in rows
The drops are falling and then we turn
So you mark the time and see if it's right
Ah, it's like an hourglass, but liquid
Is that real, daddy?
Mom, is that real?
I think not, honey
And this is it
That was the video. I think it gave you a good idea
I had already put this video on another channel that I also have
If you have seen it you will realize it was the same video
Besides that introduction and this tail end
So, write bellow if you have any questions, I can answer
Again, this video I recorded in January 2014
It's been a while
But it's a pretty cool ride
Regardless when you are watching this video
Leave a comment if you have any questions, or any suggestions
I will try to read and reply
Regards
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex | Part I
We got to head to outer space!! Or… at least as close to it as possible without becoming an astronaut. Join us as we head to Kennedy Space Center here in Central Florida at Cape Canaveral, and check out everything going on from NASA, SpaceX and Boeing!
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In addition to Disney trips, we have spent extended time in Europe including Paris, a small village in Southwest Germany, London, Zurich, Alsace, and Barcelona. We both grew up in the Northeast and took many family trips throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, and up to Canada. Together, we recently lived in Phoenix, Arizona, which gave us opportunities to explore the west coast.
Recently, we have entered a new, and different adventure - living with brain cancer, and caring for a spouse undergoing cancer treatment. We are pleased to share all of the journeys that come our way in this crazy life!
We hope you will join us on all of our current adventures - near and far - on all of our social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
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Space pilot test machine, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, North America
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows, two IMAX theaters, a range of bus tours of the spaceport, and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. It also encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. There were 1.5 million visitors in 2009 and it had some 700 employees. The complex had its beginning in the 1960s in a small trailer containing simple displays on card tables. By 1964, more than 250,000 self-guided car tours, permitted between 1 and 4 p.m. ET on Sundays at the urging of U.S. Rep. Olin Teague of Texas, were seen at KSC. In 1965, KSC Director Kurt H. Debus was authorized to spend $2 million on a full-scale visitors center. Spaceport USA, as it was soon titled, hosted 500,000 visitors in 1967, its first year, and one million by 1969. Even during the gap between the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, attendance remained at over one million guests and it ranked as the fifth most popular tourist attraction in Florida. When nearby Walt Disney World opened in 1971, visitors center attendance increased by 30 percent, but the public was often disappointed by the comparative lack of polish at KSC's tourist facilities. Existing displays were largely made up of trade show exhibits donated by NASA contractors. Later that year, a $2.3 million upgrade of the visitor complex was begun with added focus on the benefits of space exploration along with the existing focus on human space exploration. In 1995, Delaware North Companies was selected to operate the visitor center. Since then, the facility has been entirely self-supporting and receives no taxpayer or government funding. NASA renewed the contract with Delaware North Companies through May 2020 with options to extend the contract through 2030. Included in the base admission is tour-bus transportation to an observation platform at Launch Complex 39, which provides unobstructed views of both launch pads and the surrounding KSC property, and the Apollo/Saturn V Center. It also includes admission to the Astronaut Hall of Fame, 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west. The Apollo/Saturn V Center, located 6 miles (9.7 km) north, is a large museum built around its centerpiece exhibit, a restored Saturn V launch vehicle, and features other space related exhibits, including an Apollo capsule. Two theaters allow the visitor to relive parts of the Apollo program. One simulates the environment inside an Apollo firing room during an Apollo launch, and another simulates the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The tour formerly included the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) where modules for the International Space Station were tested. The Visitor Complex includes two facilities run by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. The most visible of these is the Space Mirror Memorial, also known as the Astronaut Memorial, a huge black granite mirror through-engraved with the names of all astronauts who died in the line of duty. Elsewhere on the Visitor Complex grounds is the foundation's Center for Space Education, which includes a resource center for teachers, among other facilities; and the Kurt Debus Conference Center. The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located 6 miles (9.7 km) west on Highway 405 from the main Visitor Complex on the mainland south of Titusville, Florida, is a part of the overall Visitor Complex. The Hall of Fame is a museum featuring the world's largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia. The Hall of Fame was previously owned and operated by the U.S. Space Camp Foundation, but was purchased at auction by Delaware North Park Services in September 2002 on behalf of NASA and the property was added to the KSC Visitor Complex. It re-opened December 14, 2002. Admission is included with Visitor Complex admission. The rocket garden between the building which houses the Visitor Complex entrance and the Debus centre is an outdoor display of historic rockets that put Americans and satellites in space. Visitors can walk upto and around the base of the rockets.
Launch Control, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, North America
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows, two IMAX theaters, a range of bus tours of the spaceport, and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. It also encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. There were 1.5 million visitors in 2009 and it had some 700 employees. The complex had its beginning in the 1960s in a small trailer containing simple displays on card tables. By 1964, more than 250,000 self-guided car tours, permitted between 1 and 4 p.m. ET on Sundays at the urging of U.S. Rep. Olin Teague of Texas, were seen at KSC. In 1965, KSC Director Kurt H. Debus was authorized to spend $2 million on a full-scale visitors center. Spaceport USA, as it was soon titled, hosted 500,000 visitors in 1967, its first year, and one million by 1969. Even during the gap between the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, attendance remained at over one million guests and it ranked as the fifth most popular tourist attraction in Florida. When nearby Walt Disney World opened in 1971, visitors center attendance increased by 30 percent, but the public was often disappointed by the comparative lack of polish at KSC's tourist facilities. Existing displays were largely made up of trade show exhibits donated by NASA contractors. Later that year, a $2.3 million upgrade of the visitor complex was begun with added focus on the benefits of space exploration along with the existing focus on human space exploration. In 1995, Delaware North Companies was selected to operate the visitor center. Since then, the facility has been entirely self-supporting and receives no taxpayer or government funding. NASA renewed the contract with Delaware North Companies through May 2020 with options to extend the contract through 2030. Included in the base admission is tour-bus transportation to an observation platform at Launch Complex 39, which provides unobstructed views of both launch pads and the surrounding KSC property, and the Apollo/Saturn V Center. It also includes admission to the Astronaut Hall of Fame, 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west. The Apollo/Saturn V Center, located 6 miles (9.7 km) north, is a large museum built around its centerpiece exhibit, a restored Saturn V launch vehicle, and features other space related exhibits, including an Apollo capsule. Two theaters allow the visitor to relive parts of the Apollo program. One simulates the environment inside an Apollo firing room during an Apollo launch, and another simulates the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The tour formerly included the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) where modules for the International Space Station were tested. The Visitor Complex includes two facilities run by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. The most visible of these is the Space Mirror Memorial, also known as the Astronaut Memorial, a huge black granite mirror through-engraved with the names of all astronauts who died in the line of duty. Elsewhere on the Visitor Complex grounds is the foundation's Center for Space Education, which includes a resource center for teachers, among other facilities; and the Kurt Debus Conference Center. The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located 6 miles (9.7 km) west on Highway 405 from the main Visitor Complex on the mainland south of Titusville, Florida, is a part of the overall Visitor Complex. The Hall of Fame is a museum featuring the world's largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia. The Hall of Fame was previously owned and operated by the U.S. Space Camp Foundation, but was purchased at auction by Delaware North Park Services in September 2002 on behalf of NASA and the property was added to the KSC Visitor Complex. It re-opened December 14, 2002. Admission is included with Visitor Complex admission. The rocket garden between the building which houses the Visitor Complex entrance and the Debus centre is an outdoor display of historic rockets that put Americans and satellites in space. Visitors can walk upto and around the base of the rockets.
Near Orlando | NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, FL | Travel Guide | Episode# 17
NASA Kennedy Space Center located Titusville, FL in near Orlando in this travel guide by Hipfig.
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Cape Canaveral - J.F. Kennedy Space Center Full Walk [4K]
Enjoy to visit the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Visitor Center is one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers. Take a 4K walk in the Rocket park, and then enjoy the video of creating the shuttle and finally visit the Atlantis pavilion itself, where the last launched space shuttle Atlantis is installed.
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Since December 1968, Kennedy Space Center has been NASA's primary launch center of human spaceflight. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). The management of the two entities work very closely together, share resources, and even own facilities on each other's property.
Though the first Apollo flights, and all Project Mercury and Project Gemini flights took off from CCAFS, the launches were managed by KSC and its previous organization, the Launch Operations Directorate. Starting with the fourth Gemini mission, the NASA launch control center in Florida (Mercury Control Center, later the Launch Control Center) began handing off control of the vehicle to the Mission Control Center shortly after liftoff; in prior missions it held control throughout the entire mission.
Additionally, the center manages launch of robotic and commercial crew missions and researches food production and In-Situ Resource Utilization for off-Earth exploration. Since 2010, the center has worked to become a multi-user spaceport through industry partnerships, even adding a new launch pad (LC-39C) in 2015.
There are about 700 facilities grouped across the center's 144,000 acres. Among the unique facilities at KSC are the 525 ft tall Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking NASA's largest rockets, the Operations and Checkout Building, which houses the astronaut crew quarters, and 3-mile-long Shuttle Landing Facility. There is a Visitor Complex open to the public on site.
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, operated by Delaware North since 1995, has a variety of exhibits, artifacts, displays and attractions on the history and future of human and robotic spaceflight. Bus tours of KSC originate from here. The complex also includes the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center, north of the VAB and the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, six miles west near Titusville. There were 1.5 million visitors in 2009. It had some 700 employees.
It was announced on May 29, 2015 that the Astronaut Hall of Fame exhibit would be moved from its current location to another location within the Visitor Complex to make room for an upcoming high-tech attraction entitled Heroes and Legends. The attraction, to be designed by Orlando-based design firm Falcon's Treehouse, is slated to open sometime late 2016.
In March 2016, the visitor center unveiled the new location of the iconic countdown clock at the complex's entrance; previously, the clock was located with a flagpole at the press site. The clock was originally built and installed in 1969 and listed with the flagpole in the National Register of Historic Places in January 2000.
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Florida Travel: Where to See a Rocket Launch in Florida
Did you know that you can still see rocket launches at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida? Rockets from companies like SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are launching from Cape Canaveral and thousands of people still see them by flocking to the region of Florida known as the Space Coast.
So how do you see a launch? It takes some planning and a bit of luck. For first-timers, the best choice is probably to reserve a launch ticket from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
You’ll find a schedule of upcoming launches here on the Visitor Complex’s website. Just be aware, it’s not exactly a subway schedule. Rockets are thrilling and exciting but they are also complicated, cantankerous and sometimes dangerous. Launches are sometimes cancelled hours or even seconds before liftoff, thanks to weather or technical concerns.
This is why it makes sense to reserve a launch spot at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex -- the attraction is well worth a daylong trip even when there’s no launch at all.
At the Visitor Complex, you can see the actual space shuttle Atlantis, which flew in space 33 times, a Saturn V rocket, a simulated rocket trip called the Shuttle Launch Experience, multiple displays of the most thrilling moments of the U. S. space program, and a gift shop/bookstore that will satisfy your inner geek.
When you go:
Start by visiting this Kennedy Space Center guide to (tentative) upcoming launch dates:
You can see a launch from the Visitor Complex, but you’ll be much closer if you pay an additional $20 per person to be taken to a viewing site.
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Get out of this world at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
America’s space program comes to life at Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Center through a variety of exhibits and shows. Here you will learn about the past, present, and future of the space program and have the opportunity to get up close to the launch pad, Vehicle Assembly Building, and much more with the KSC Up-Close guided tour.
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Modern time wonder Kennedy Space Center in The USA.
On the east coast of the Florida Peninsula, Cape Canaveral juts out into the Atlantic, an uninhabitable area that consists of lagoons, mangrove swamps and marshes.As far back as 1949 the ‘Rocket Trials Zone’, as it was then known, has been further developed and extended to become the world famous Space Station it is today. From here, the first Americans went into orbit and also landed on the moon and more than 110 manned space flights have been launched from the Cape which, in its golden years, employed more than 25,000. Models of numerous rockets are displayed along with monitors that show the original pre-launch countdown procedure. The layout of the launch surveillance control room is featured in the Apollo Saturn 5 Center and, in the distance, an impressive array of launch pads is on view. The Kennedy Space Center is America’s ‘gateway to the stars’ from where rockets, satellites and astronauts are launched into the universe to explore the unknown. Our feet well and truly on the ground, most of us will never get closer to space than this truly impressive, historic yet futuristic, space center.
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Full Tour Rocket Garden Kennedy Space Center NASA
This is a video of the full Rocket Garden tour at Kennedy Space Center in FL. Highlights of our entire trip at KSC are uploaded separately, but I thought this was such a fantastic tour and an excellent tour guide that I wanted to share the entire tour with everyone. KSC is an awesome place to visit and off the beaten theme park path.
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CS3Design Brings Google Street View to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
CS3Design Brings Google Street View to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, featuring the new Space Shuttle Atlantis Experience. Interested in booking a Google Street View of your business? Check us out, and where we've been at cs3design.com
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US Space Walk of Fame Titusville FL
The US Space Walk of Fame, an outdoor plaza on the Indian River that honors both the astronauts and the NASA and contractor personnel who made American manned space exploration possible. The monuments surround a pool and are dedicated to the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs.
10 Reasons to Visit Kennedy Space Center in Orlando
Explore Kennedy Space Center for less this year, with our special offer, Adults at Kids’ Prices. If you purchase your tickets between January 1 - February 29, 2020, you’ll receive this fantastic offer on adult tickets, valid for travel until December 20, 2020.
Take to the stars and walk in the footprints of some of the world’s best astronauts, discovering all you care to know about the fascinating and exciting world of space travel.
So, what exactly is there to do at Kennedy Space Center? And why should it be included in your next Florida trip? Let’s take a closer look at just some of the highlights here…
10. The Rocket Garden
Walk among giants at The Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center, and explore this recognisable piece of history. You will be perusing among authentic machines that helped pioneer America’s space exploration, discovering more about these real rockets’ notable missions and programmes.
9. NASA Now
Venture into NASA Now, a gallery inside IMAX Theater, to learn more about one of the largest collections of space-flown vehicles in the United States. You’ll see spacecraft created for NASA’s previous missions, as well as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) , the future transportation for deep space exploration.
8. Heroes & Legends featuring the Astronaut Hall of Fame®
Using a mix of 4D multisensory theatre and actual artifacts, this fantastic exhibit takes guests on a journey designed to ignite thought about our astronaut heroes. See a Redstone rocket suspended overhead along with the Sigma 7 capsule and a unique close-up look at the Gemini 9 capsule.
7. Universe Theater and Astronaut Encounter
Here’s your chance to meet a real-life astronaut and ask all those burning questions about space travel and more! During this experience, commanders, pilots, mission and payload specialists who have lived and worked in space will share their fascinating experiences, during the live Universe Theater presentation.
6. Journey to Mars
The Red Planet is a fascinating place to explore, and now you can learn more about NASA’s plans to venture across Mars and the rest of deep space during this multimedia exhibit and live presentation. You’ll then be able to test your deep space savvy via interactive games and simulators, while exploring replicas of Mars rovers.
5. Dine with an Astronaut
Have lunch with an astronaut, enjoying a chef-prepared buffet while you journey through common astronaut traditions, including training in the T-38 jet, visiting the Astronaut Beach House and staying in the crew quarters before launch.
4. KSC Bus Tours and Special Interest Tours
Gain access to restricted areas of Kennedy Space Center, when you take part in one of the KSC tours. Pick from the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour (included in your admission), and see historic launch sites and working space flight facilities, or go further into space exploration with a Special Interest Tour. These go beyond the bus tour and offers exclusive stops within America’s Spaceport. Choose from the Kennedy Space Center Explore Tour and capture unique photo opportunities, and the Launch Director Tour of Space Shuttle Atlantis where you’ll meet Mike Leinbach, the person who gave the final ‘go’ for the launch of 37 space shuttle missions.
3. Apollo/Saturn V Center featuring the Apollo-Saturn V rocket.
Learn more about the race to the moon in the Apollo/Saturn V Center, which pays homage to the people and machines that helped make the improbable possible. You can stand under Saturn V, the largest rocket ever flown, and relive the excitement of the Apollo era. 2020 also sees the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, which took off from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970. At the Center, you’ll find a real Lunar Module 9 with a life-sized scene from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, and be able to gain a better understanding of this ground-breaking vehicle.
2. Space Shuttle Atlantis up close
This full-scale space shuttle stack of two huge solid rocket boosters and external tank is a sight you definitely won’t want to miss during your visit to Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is a magnificent exhibition, and is displayed only as astronauts have seen her in space.
1. Watch a Live Rocket Launch in 2020 as man returns to Space from Kennedy Space Center
Did you know that you can actually watch a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center? Take part in the countdown to liftoff, and marvel as the rocket soars overhead taking to the stars above. Seeing this spectacular sight is something that you won’t soon forget, and the thrill of seeing one of these huge vehicles surge into the Earth’s orbit is awe-inspiring.
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Kennedy Space Center & Gatorland In USA Muslim Traveller - The Travels Of Z
Florida Travel Vlog - Kennedy Space Center visitor complex tour and Gatorland in Orlando are high up in the list of things to do in Orlando, Florida. The Kennedy Space Center tour provides visitors an opportunity to see the history of space travelling up-close and personal including the launch experience. The visitor complex area is designed and filled with replica rockets which gives plenty of photo op opportunities.
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Kennedy Space Center
President John F. Kennedy's 1961 goal of a manned lunar landing before 1970 required an expansion of launch operations. On July 1, 1962, the Launch Operations Directorate was separated from MSFC to become the Launch Operations Center (LOC). Also, Cape Canaveral was inadequate to host the new launch facility design required for the mammoth 363-foot (111 m) tall, 7,500,000-pound-force (33,000 kN) thrust Saturn V rocket, which would be assembled vertically in a large hangar and transported on a mobile platform to one of several launch pads. Therefore, the decision was made to build a new LOC site located adjacent to Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island.
NASA began land acquisition in 1962, buying title to 131 square miles (340 km2) and negotiating with the state of Florida for an additional 87 square miles (230 km2). The major buildings in KSC's Industrial Area were designed by architect Charles Luckman. Construction began in November 1962, and Kennedy visited the site twice in 1962, and again just a week before his assassination on November 22, 1963.
On November 29, 1963, the facility was given its current name by President Lyndon B. Johnson under Executive Order 11129. Johnson's order joined both the civilian LOC and the military Cape Canaveral station (the facilities of Station No. 1 of the Atlantic Missile Range) under the designation John F. Kennedy Space Center, spawning some confusion joining the two in the public mind. NASA Administrator James E. Webb clarified this by issuing a directive stating the Kennedy Space Center name applied only to the LOC, while the Air Force issued a general order renaming the military launch site Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.
Gate to the KSC Visitor Complex in 2006; Explorer, a Space Shuttle mock-up, is in The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, operated by Delaware North since 1995, has a variety of exhibits, artifacts, displays and attractions on the history and future of human and robotic spaceflight. Bus tours of KSC originate from here. The complex also includes the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center, north of the VAB and the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, six miles west near Titusville. There were 1.5 million visitors in 2009. It had some 700 employees.
It was announced on May 29, 2015 that the Astronaut Hall of Fame exhibit would be moved from its current location to another location within the Visitor Complex to make room for an upcoming high-tech attraction entitled Heroes and Legends. The attraction, to be designed by Orlando-based design firm Falcon's Treehouse, is slated to open sometime late 2016.
GATORLAND
Gatorland is a 110-acre (45 ha) theme park and wildlife preserve in Florida, located along South Orange Blossom Trail south of Orlando. Founded 69 years ago by Owen Godwin on former cattle land in 1949, it has been privately owned by his family since then. Billed as the Alligator Capital of the World, Gatorland features thousands of alligators and crocodiles, a breeding marsh with boardwalk and observation tower, reptile shows, aviary, petting zoo, swamp walk, and educational programs. The park is known for buying and rescuing nuisance alligators from trappers that would otherwise be killed for their meat and skin. The Breeding Marsh area of the park was used in the filming of the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
The operation also has an active road show providing alligator wrestling, pythons, lizards and other animals with an informative animal talk for private parties and benefits. In addition, Gatorland manages the live alligator display at the Gaylord Palms resort in Kissimmee. This park also has a snakes of Florida exhibit, with species like indigo snakes, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes. The park is also known for its leucistic alligators.
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