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Fly With An Astronaut

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

FriFridayJuly 18
SatSaturdayJuly 19
SunSundayJuly 20
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Fly With An Astronaut Experience

Join a veteran NASA astronaut on their journey in what it took for them to become an astronaut and let them be your guide behind the gates of Kennedy Space Center.

A catered lunch will be provided back at the main visitor complex where your astronaut guide will reflect on their personal accounts and experiences followed by a question and answer session with the group. You will also receive a special pin before moving on to the next part of your experience.

Next, you will enter Space Shuttle Atlantis® for a guided tour and a private viewing of the pre-shows The Flight and Coming Home. Then, board the Shuttle Launch Experience® to feel what it’s like to launch into space on a shuttle traveling 17,500 mph, accompanied by a veteran NASA astronaut!

At the end of the tour, approximately 2:15 PM, continue on to a waiting bus to tour the Apollo/Saturn V Center on your own.

To learn more about this exciting experience, please click here.

Astronaut Tour Guide

A headshot photo of astronaut Anna Fischer wearing a blue NASA jumpsuit and U.S. flag in background

Anna Fisher

  • Physician, Orbital Flight Test, Space Shuttle Columbia (STS 1-4

  • CAPCOM, Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-9)

  • Mission Specialist, Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51 A)

  • Deputy, Mission Development Branch, NASA Astronaut Office

  • Chief, International Space Station Branch, NASA Astronaut Office

One of NASA’s longest serving astronauts with over 36 years of service, Dr. Anna L. Fisher was instrumental in the early successes of the Space Shuttle Program and International Space Station. Her roles as physician, mission specialist, Branch Chief, crew representative, and STEM proponent have made her a pioneering leader in space exploration.

Born in New York City in 1949, Dr. Fisher grew up in San Pedro, California. She holds a bachelor’s in chemistry, a master’s in chemistry, and a Doctor in Medicine, specializing in emergency medicine. She was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978 and served as a crew representative for the first four space shuttle missions (pre-STS-1 through 4) until her launch aboard space shuttle Discovery (STS-51 A) in 1984. During the mission, she helped deploy two satellites and conduct a space salvage operation, retrieving two satellites.

Throughout her career, Dr. Fisher supported the development of space shuttle systems and served in various leadership roles at NASA. She contributed to astronaut selection and training and played a key role in the early phases of the International Space Station (ISS), serving as Chief of the International Space Shuttle branch at the NASA Astronaut Office.

She retired in 2017 and continues to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders through motivational speaking engagements and as a goodwill ambassador for the U.S. State Department. Dr. Fisher’s honors include the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the Lloyd’s of London Silver Medal.

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Fly With An Astronaut includes a one-day admission ticket in the pricing. There is no need to purchase a separate admission ticket.