Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral: Chat with an Astronaut in Cocoa Beach booking from $133.99

Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral: Chat with an Astronaut

Overview

Spend the ultimate day exploring the fascinating Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, just 45 minutes from Orlando. Learn about the history of the US space program and watch stunning IMAX films. Don't miss the chance to walk under a Saturn V rocket, try your skills in a shuttle simulator and experience a virtual moonwalk. Plus: During your 45-Minute Chat with an Astronaut you’ll find out about what it’s really like to live and work in space. You get to enjoy a continental breakfast in the morning (10am Option) or culinary samplings in the afternoon (2pm Option) including one alcoholic beverage per adult ticket. To make the memories last, you can take home a signed portrait of the Astronaut along with a small gift.

City: Cocoa Beach

Mon 23 Dec

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What's Included

Heroes and Legends Exhibit

Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour (when available)

Local Taxes

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Shuttle Launch Experience

Chat with an Astronaut

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Brevard County
Space Commerce Way

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Pet kennels are available at no additional charge from the Information Counter inside the entrance
Strollers are available for rental payable at the Space Shop
Tickets to view a launch are not included with this tour and must be purchased separately
Guests with Disabilities:
Wheelchairs are available for rent
Captioning systems are available for the IMAX Theatre presentations
Descriptive narration is available for the IMAX Theatre presentations for guests who are blind or vision impaired
Crew members are available to retrieve items and assist when necessary
Tours and exhibits may be altered or closed during operational requirements
Post COVID-19 Safety Updates - We politely request that you refrain from taking this tour should you start displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or if you are at a high risk of contracting the disease. Face masks are recommended but not mandatory, so please bring your own if you wish to wear one.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Face coverings are optional. This includes in all facilities, attractions, and when riding on buses. For guests/crewmembers that are not fully vaccinated, masks are still strongly recommended.

What To Expect

NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Have a chat with an actual Astronaut! Get as close to space as possible during this new 45-Minute experience. Daily Astronauts sit down in a small group setting to answer your most pressing questions. You get to enjoy a continental breakfast in the morning or culinary samplings in the afternoon including one alcoholic beverage per adult ticket. You’ll find out about what it’s really like to live and work in space. To make the memories last, you can take home a signed portrait of the Astronaut along with a small gift. Also included with your admission is the Shuttle Launch Experience, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Apollo/Saturn V Rocket Center, astronaut encounter, two IMAX films, all shows and exhibits.

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

In the Apollo/Saturn V Center, relive the wonder and excitement of the Apollo era in this one-of-a-kind exhibit that celebrates the unprecedented achievement of putting a man on the moon and the joy that was realized in that moment around the world. Also, take a bus tour past some of the most iconic NASA landmarks. Meet a veteran NASA astronaut at the Astronaut Encounter Show. Visit the impressive Rocket Garden, featuring the first rocket to break free from gravity, and honor NASA’s fallen heroes at the 'Heroes and Legends' exhibit featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®. Then learn more about what it takes to explore Mars at Journey to Mars: Explorers Wanted.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

The journey starts in the Atlantis theater with a close-up view of Space Shuttle Atlantis and more than 60 interactive exhibits. It's a moving celebration of humankind’s greatest achievements. Then in the Shuttle Launch Experience, discover the sights, sounds and feelings of a real Space Shuttle launch. Buckle up and get ready for launch in a one-of-a-kind, custom-designed crew cabin.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews (15)

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Princessdisney007

Jul 2019

I'll start by saying that if you do the normal trip without the ultimate pass this trip was probably okay. Also I cannot fault Kennedy the place is amazing and so was the tours and exhibits. The problem was we booked the ultimate pass through this company. Which included a private guided tour of the Atlantis exhibit, lunch with an astronaut and the up close and personal bus tour. We never got the guided Atlantis tour. We were sent on our way to do it ourselves as soon as we got there. In fact once the guide took us off the bus and we got through the main gate, that was the last we saw of him until 5pm. Our dine with astronaut was at 12-1pm and then bus tour at 1.30pm. As it was the up close tour, the tour did not end up at the saturn 5 exhibit until 3.40pm. We had to be back at the bus for 5pm and had to cue for the shuttle buses from the Saturn 5 back to the main buildings (cue time 30 mins then bus ride itself is 10 mins back) this left us just half a hour to do the Saturn 5 and Apollo area which was not long enough. When I booked this I was told an 11 hour day trip. We did not arrive at NASA until 10am an expected to be back at bus for 5pm. A 5pm pick up for the bus is far too early for the people who have booked the ultimate experience. We just didnt have time to even look around at the Saturn exhibits let alone go in the shop etc. Im also upset that I paid for a "private guided tour" then was just told to do it ourselves! I think you need to do separate tours for the people who have paid a lot of extra money to do the ultimate trip as opposed to the normal trip and make the bus time 6pm pick up. $650 for 4 people isnt cheap. Half a hour at the Saturn centre is not long enough. If I had of known i would have just booked through NASA direct and made my own way to and from the centre. It ruined the afternoon as worrying about times and being back at the main centre to catch the bus.

Response from Host

Jul 2019

Thank you so much for reaching out to us on this matter. Your feedback is very important to us and I would really like to research this further in regards to the guide on our tour. Our tour guide will be with our guests for the first part of the morning at the Atlantis building and then our guests are free to do the remainder of the complex on their own as moving large groups through the center is extremely difficult with wait times on rides and exhibits. Yes booking the Ultimate space Pass does require more time during the day that have set times. i.e Dine and tour. Both of which are amazing. If you can email our reservations team with more details at [email protected] I would greatly appreciate it so that we can do some further research. Once again thank you for reaching out with your feedback.

Richard_D

Apr 2019

Very informative and interesting. Lunch with an Astronaut was a lot of fun , buffet was good, staff was efficient . Touring the sites where so many historic launches took place was awesome.

janef12342016

Apr 2019

My partner and I had such a good day at the Kennedy Space Centre. Whether you have an interest in space or not, I don't think you can fail to enjoy your time at NASA. The basic bus trip shows you around the launch pads at a distance. We had wanted to do one of the enhanced tours but they were sold out, however we were extremely happy with what the price we paid gave us. If you are 55 or over you get to go as a senior! Enjoy!

Response from Host

Apr 2019

Hello! We are happy to hear that you had a wonderful time on our Kennedy Space Center Tour and that Florida Dolphin Tours was able to make your experience more enjoyable. We thank you for your positive feedback. If you're ever in Orlando, please don't hesitate to contact us! We hope to see you in the future!

Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral: Chat with an Astronaut

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