Family Vacations/ Kennedy Space Center

The Kennedy Space Center is only 45 minutes away from Orlando's Theme Parks. It will take a full day to explore NASA'S launch headquarters, located on a huge island wildlife refuge eight times the size of Manhattan. Each year millions of visitors from across the world visit Kennedy Space Center.

At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, you get the unique chance to tour up close NASA'S launch and landing facilities. Experience interactive simulators, live shows and jaw dropping encounters with massive rockets, as well as having the opportunity to meet a real member of NASA'S astronaut corps. Your exploration of Kennedy Space Center starts with a renowned tour, where you depart the visitor complex to see the NASA facilities, including a massive launch pads, gigantic vehicle assembly building and exploring the inspiring Apolo Saturn V Center.

When you return to the visitors complex you can see live action theatrical shows like Mad Mission to Mars, to the inspiring Astronaut Encounter briefing with an actual NASA Astronaut and one of the few people on Earth who have been to Space. You can also see IMAX space films on a gigantic five story screens, and walk through a full size space shuttle mock up. The Kennedy Space Center is a great place to take your family for a day of learning and great fun.