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Kennedy Space Center: Chat with an Astronaut Experience

4.8
(22 reviews)
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See history in the making at the Kennedy Space Center. Travel from a meeting point to the Space Coast. On the way your guide will explain more about the facility and how to make the most out of your time at the visitor center.

Chat with an astronaut who will answer your most pressing questions in a casual, small-group setting. Enjoy a sampling of food and beverages while having a group conversation about what it is really like to live and work in space. Hear amazing stories of space travel and shuttle launches.

Back at the visitor center, ride the Shuttle Launch Experience, the simulator that takes you out of this world! Sit back and enjoy an IMAX movie, stroll through a real-size space shuttle, walk around the incredible rocket garden, look at a moon rock, and even enjoy some space ice cream.

About this activity

  • Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 3 days in advance for a full refund

  • Duration 10 hours

    Check availability to see starting times

  • Live tour guide

    English

  • Pickup included

    Contact the activity provider via phone or WhatsApp messenger, to confirm the pickup time. • Royal Pacific Resort, the pickup location is the Pacifica Ballroom entrance on Pacifica Way at the side of the hotel near the convention center. • Avanti Palms Resort - outside the front lobby of the hotel • Icon Park, wait in the rear of the plaza, facing Universal Blvd at the base of The Wheel. Free parking at this location. • Golden Coral Lake Buena Vista - Vineland Ave; please park towards the rear of the parking lot and wait outside the restaurant. Free Parking at this location. • Disney Swan Resort; please wait outside the convention center entrance doors. This is near the main entrance at the front of the hotel facing the entrance plaza. • For the Charleys Steakhouse, Parkway Blvd Kissimmee; please park towards the rear of the parking lot and wait outside the restaurant. Free Parking at this location. The guide will wear a Gray Line uniform.

  • Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

  • Chat with the astronaut in a small group environment
  • Touch a piece of Moon Rock at the Saturn V Center
  • Hear personal experiences of space travel over a drink and some snacks
  • Take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center and be a part of history in the making
  • Receive a signed lithograph from the astronaut of the day

Description

See history in the making at the Kennedy Space Center. Travel from a meeting point to the Space Coast. On the way your guide will explain more about the facility and how to make the most out of your time at the visitor center. Chat with an astronaut who will answer your most pressing questions in a casual, small-group setting. Enjoy a sampling of food and beverages while having a group conversation about what it is really like to live and work in space. Hear amazing stories of space travel and shuttle launches. Back at the visitor center, ride the Shuttle Launch Experience, the simulator that takes you out of this world! Sit back and enjoy an IMAX movie, stroll through a real-size space shuttle, walk around the incredible rocket garden, look at a moon rock, and even enjoy some space ice cream.

Inclusions

  • Roundtrip transportation from Orlando, Kissimmee, Disney, or Lake Buena Vista meeting points
  • Chat with the Astronaut Small Group Experience
  • Driver
  • Kennedy Space Center guide
  • Welcome to Atlantis orientation tour
  • Admission ticket to the Kennedy Space Center

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4.8 / 5

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david
We took our 9 year old Grandson Charlie to meet an Astronaut and what an experience for him and for us. The venue, welcome, service, staff and the lunch was excellent and of the highest standard. A sp...
Dennis
It was a great experience and the timing could not have been better. The bus from Orlando was right on rime and our guide was excellent. We got there and he introduced us to all th3 exhibits and left ...

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