Kennedy Space Center – NEW IMAX Hubble 3D

Kennedy Space Center IMAX Hubble 3D

New at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida – IMAX Hubble 3D.  The IMAX movies are included with park admission and with your purchase of Discount Kennedy Space Center Tickets.   

According to the Kennedy Space Center website, guests will float beside space-walking astronauts and experience the powerful story of the Hubble Space Telescope during the new IMAX® film Hubble 3D at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, Hubble 3D offers an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope´s legacy and highlights its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves. Continue reading

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Discovery • STS-131

 

 

Kennedy Space Center STS-131 Crew

Kennedy Space Center STS-131 Crew

Image above: Seated are Commander Alan Poindexter (right) and Pilot James P. Dutton Jr. From the left (standing) are Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Naoko Yamazaki and Clayton Anderson. Image credit: NASA Continue reading

Kennedy Space Center – Endeavor Launch Rescheduled

The six STS-130 astronauts enjoy a meal together in the crew quarters at Kennedy's Operations and Checkout Building before suiting up for launch. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The six STS-130 astronauts enjoy a meal together in the crew quarters at Kennedy's Operations and Checkout Building before suiting up for launch. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The Endeavor launch scheduled for early this morning was unfortunately cancelled due to low, thick clouds, disappointing guests who drove to Cape Canaveral late last night.  “We were just not comfortable with launching the shuttle tonight,” Launch Director Mike Leinbach radioed to Endeavour. Continue reading

NASA Day of Remembrance at Kennedy Space Center

KSC twitpic: Guests gather at the Space Mirror Memorial, KSC Visitor Complex, for NASA's Day of Remembrance

KSC twitpic: Guests gather at the Space Mirror Memorial, KSC Visitor Complex, for NASA's Day of Remembrance

Today, January 29th, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida pays tribute  to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency’s Day of Remembrance observance. Continue reading

Kennedy Space Center ~ STS-130 Pace Ramps Up for Endeavour and Teams


STS-130 Ramping Up for Feburary Launch

STS-130 Ramping Up for Februrary 7th Launch

Pace Ramps Up for Endeavour and Teams Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:00 AM EST

Workers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will begin final ordnance connections at Launch Pad 39A in preparation for space shuttle Endeavour’s liftoff to the International Space Station targeted for 4:39 a.m. EST Feb. 7. Continue reading

NASA Shuttle Set For Final Scheduled Night Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After reaching its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday, space shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-130 mission. Reporters are invited to cover the launch dress rehearsal, known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, scheduled to take place at Kennedy from Jan. 19 to 21. Continue reading

Space Shuttle Discovery to Land Today

 

STS-128 NASA Mission Badge

STS-128 Crew Prepares for Landing

The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are ready to wrap up a nearly 13-day flight with a landing this evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Continue reading