Our Kennedy Space Center tour lets you travel through time and space by visiting a timeless piece of history: Space Shuttle Atlantis. As a Ottlah Customer exclusive, you will also get to meet a real astronaut (if they aren’t busy on a Space Mission) and have access to restricted areas that are closed to the public. Between touching a real moon rock and walking under space shuttles, you are sure to have a day that is out of this world! Be a part of history in the making as you explore the ins and outs of Kennedy Space Center on this out-of-this-world day tour. You’ll have access to restricted areas, walk under the massive Saturn V rocket, and even meet and greet an astronaut from the Space Program!

Kennedy Space Center Holiday Tour

NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Centre set the stage for the American adventure in space. Sprawled across 140,000 acres on Florida’s Atlantic coast, the center has hosted the succession of rocket launches that have rewritten our knowledge of aeronautics and Chosen because of its perfect location, with the wide Atlantic providing a buffer, Kennedy Space Center manages and operates America’s astronaut launch facilities. Serving as the base for the country’s three space shuttles, KSC has been the launch site for every U.S. human space flight since December 1968. Its iconic Vehicle world by Volume [1 ] and was the largest when completed in 1965.

Each year, millions of visitors from across the world make the trek to this hub of technology and discovery, where many of mankind’s greatest Kennedy Space Center will continue to make history as NASA embarks At Camp Kennedy Space Center (KSC), young students will experience, imagine and interact through space shuttle mission simulations, tours of Kennedy Space Center and the chance to witness you don’t have to be an astronaut to train like one. Modules during stay at KSC are:

Rocket Garden and Early Space Exploration
Educators introduce the concept of space travel by guiding students through the early years of NASA. Students encounter and photograph the actual rockets, spaceships spacecraft and spacesuits from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs while hearing stories of our early space heroes. Educators guide them through a detailed explanation of the operation of Launch Complex 39 where Apollo 11 started its historic journey to the moon. Students construct, then launch, their own air rockets in a field adjacent to the huge rockets in the historical Rocket Garden. Prizes are awarded for distance, design and accuracy.

Kennedy Space Center Holiday Tour

Apollo/Saturn V Center
You encounter an actual Moon Rocket and witness man’s first launch into lunar orbit and the first footstep on the Moon.

“Apollo- Soyuz” Cultural Exchange
International students are introduced to students from Camp KSC’s domestic camp, for an international Cultural exchange

“Moon Beams” Team Engineering Challenge
Students team-up as they are presented with a NASA engineering challenge: To design, build and test a truss segment similar to those that might be used aboard future spacecraft. Prizes are awarded to the teams who design and construct the strongest truss segment.

World Space Agencies
Students receive an up to date briefing on the state of international space efforts. Educators will highlight the achievements of each space faring nation,.

3D-IMAX Films
Students view fantastic 3-D IMAX films on the International Space Station on one of Kennedy Space Center’s 5-story IMAX screens.
Lunch with an Astronaut
Students experience a buffet lunch and meet an actual space explorer, who will talk about the future of space exploration. Students are encouraged to ask questions and later they receive an autographed souvenir from their astronaut guest.

Disney World
Apart from education, students will enjoy the magical attractions of Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Studios / Sea World.

Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom, one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort, is among the most visited theme parks in the world. It captures the enchantment of fairy tales with exciting entertainment, classic attractions, backstage tours and beloved Disney Characters.

Epcot
Epcot is another one of the prominent theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, dedicated to international culture and technological innovations. It is the third most visited theme park in United States, and ranks sixth among the most visited parks of the world.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort offers behind-the-scenes glimpses of Hollywood-style action with live shows, thrilling attraction, backstage tours and special events dedicated purely to entertainment,all exclusively at this park. It is the fourth most visited amusement park in United States and seventh most visited in the world.

Animal Kingdom
The first Disney Theme Park subjected entirely around conservation, accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, signifying the exceeding standards that have been met in Education, Conservation and Research.