TICKETS & PACKAGES

 Please keep the below in mind regarding Launch Transportation Tickets:

• Guests can gain access to the closest launch viewing locations beyond NASA's gates through a visitor complex Launch Transportation Ticket.
• Tickets are made available depending on the scheduled launch time and launch pad, and are subject to NASA and Air Force approvals. Launch transportation tickets may not be offered for every launch.
• Guests are transported by visitor complex tour buses to the launch viewing location from inside the main entrance. Therefore, launch transportation tickets made available here must be purchased in addition to daily admission.
• Learn more about How to Watch a Rocket Launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
• Make sure you are familiar with the Scrub Policy.

INTRODUCING CHAT WITH AN ASTRONAUT  

Enjoy a sampling of food and beverages while having a group conversation about what it is really like to live and work in space. with plenty of time for an engaging Q & A session.

Chat With An Astronaut is offered twice daily at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM beginning December 13, 2021.

 

Inclusions:  

• A continental breakfast in the morning, or chef’s choice of culinary samplings in the afternoon 
• 1 alcoholic drink per adult ticket (more available for purchase)
• A commemorative gift and lithograph (signed portrait) of the astronaut

Due to the small setting of this experience, Chat With An Astronaut is not available to groups. There is a maximum of 6 tickets purchased per transaction. 

This experience is indoors with social distancing practices in place. For more information on our Trusted Space efforts against the spread of COVID-19, visit our Health & Safety Procedures page. 

Disclaimer

Daily admission, multiday admission or an annual pass is required to enter the visitor complex and use this ticket. Cosmic Quest badge is valid for one day use.

Disclaimer

Save $10 by purchasing the Digipass before you arrive. The Digipass includes photography from select AstroPhoto locations throughout the visitor complex. You also receive a $10 off voucher for your first print photo purchase. Collect and share these memories with your family and friends via social media or email.

Kennedy Space Center Digipass is available at select photo locations throughout the park. Not available for photo opportunities that are currently closed due to health and safety measures. Certain photo locations only operate seasonally. The Digipass holder must appear in selected photos and inappropriate photos will not be issued. Most photos will be available within 24 hours, but may take up to 48 hours. Environmental and technical factors may affect availability or quality of photos. Digipass is non-transferable, non-refundable and additional restrictions may apply.

Trainees do not need daily admission to experience ATX.

DETAILS

• ATX is a 5 hour program, beginning at 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM on the dates available. 
• ATX is suitable for ages 10 and older. Trainees that are ages 10 - 17 will require a paying, participating adult.

SAFETY AND RESTRICTIONS:

English Fluency: Due to safety instructions and the interactive content essential to this program, each guest must be fluent in English in order to participate in ATX.

All Astronaut Training Experience Simulators: For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this experience.  Expectant mothers should not participate.

Lander/Rover Simulator: Those who have had recent surgery or injury should not ride.  Participants must be at least 51” tall.

Walk on Mars Virtual Reality: If you experience seizures, loss of awareness, eye strain, altered vision or other visual abnormalities, dizziness, disorientation, or any symptom related to motion sickness, you should not participate.  Guests who have pre-existing binocular vision abnormalities should not participate.

Spacewalk Training: Participants must be at least 48 inches/1.22 meters tall. Max weight 275 pounds/127 kilograms.

All ATX Training Stages are perfect for guests looking to kick off their space exploration training during their visit without doing the full ATX program. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ATX TRAINING STAGES:  

• ATX Training Stages must be purchased in addition to daily admission.  
• All ATX Training Stages are for individuals and groups ages 10 and older. Trainees that are ages 10 - 17 will require a paying, participating adult.  
• Allow 30 minutes in your day for your ATX Training Stage. 
• Program is presented in English both verbally and in text.   
• Minimum height for this simulator is 51 inches/1.3 meters tall. 
• Maximum weight for all simulators is 275 pounds/127 kilograms. 
• Closed toed shoes are required.  

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: 

• All Astronaut Training Experience Simulators: For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this experience.  Expectant mothers should not participate.  

• Land and Drive on Mars Simulator: Those who have had recent surgery or injury should not ride.  Participants must be at least 51” tall.

Due to limited capacities and enhanced sanitization practices, availability is limited to a first come, first served basis. We highly recommend you pre-book your training stage before you arrive. 

All ATX Training Stages are perfect for guests looking to kick off their space exploration training during their visit without doing the full ATX program. 

Requirements For All ATX Training Stages:  

• ATX Training Stages must be purchased in addition to daily admission.  
• All ATX Training Stages are for individuals and groups ages 10 and older. Trainees that are ages 10 - 17 will require a paying, participating adult.  
• Allow 30 minutes in your day for your ATX Training Stage. 
• Program is presented in English both verbally and in text.   
• Minimum height for this simulator is 48 inches/1.22 meters tall. 
• Maximum weight for all simulators is 275 pounds/127 kilograms. 
• Closed toed shoes are required.  

Safety Precautions: 

• All Astronaut Training Experience Simulators: For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this experience.  Expectant mothers should not participate.  

• Walk on Mars Virtual Reality: If you experience seizures, loss of awareness, eye strain, altered vision or other visual abnormalities, dizziness, disorientation, or any symptom related to motion sickness, you should not participate.  Guests who have pre-existing binocular vision abnormalities should not participate. 

Due to limited capacities and enhanced sanitization practices, availability is limited to a first come, first served basis. We highly recommend you pre-book your training stage before you arrive. 

All ATX Training Stages are perfect for guests looking to kick off their space exploration training during their visit without doing the full ATX program. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ATX TRAINING STAGES:  

• ATX Training Stages must be purchased in addition to daily admission.  
• All ATX Training Stages are for individuals and groups ages 10 and older. Trainees that are ages 10 - 17 will require a paying, participating adult.  
• Allow 30 minutes in your day for your ATX Training Stage. 
• Program is presented in English both verbally and in text.   
• Minimum height for this simulator is 48 inches/1.22 meters tall. 
• Maximum weight for all simulators is 275 pounds/127 kilograms. 
• Closed toed shoes are required.  

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: 

• All Astronaut Training Experience Simulators: For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this experience.  Expectant mothers should not participate.  

Due to limited capacities and enhanced sanitization practices, availability is limited to a first come, first served basis. We highly recommend you pre-book your training stage before you arrive. 

ACTIVITIES

Camp KSC activities take place throughout Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, including the Astronaut Training Experience (ATX)^®, Mars Base 1, Apollo/Saturn V Center, Space Shuttle Atlantis^® and for 2022, the all-new Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex. Each team participates in a variety of hands-on STEM challenges, labs and astronaut-training simulations designed specifically for their age group.

At the visitor complex, campers will dive into missions such as:

• Mars habitation operations to solve possible emergencies
• A microgravity simulator, learning to work in a frictionless environment during a simulated spacewalk
• Simulated spaceflight from Kennedy Space Center to Mars
• Mars surface exploration using virtual reality
• Botany Lab vegetable growth and harvesting, sending data to real NASA scientists
• Mars rover robotics to optimize power for the Base
• Engineering builds, themed to each age group
• Hands-on STEM challenges
• Team building, communication and collaboration

Complete Camp Details