The new Shuttle Launch Experience is an incredible journey of launching into space and orbiting Earth aboard the Space Shuttle. Guest "crew members" strap in for this all-too-real simulation, which immerses visitors in the sights, sounds and feelings of a Space Shuttle launch, designed under the guidance of NASA and veteran Space Shuttle astronauts. The launch experience in the one-of-a-kind custom-designed crew cabin culminates with a breath-taking view of Earth from space.

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 IMAGES: Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Launch Experience
 VIDEO: Take A Virtual Ride

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The journey begins as crew members enter the Shuttle Launch Simulation Facility, an ominous structure architecturally consistent with Space Shuttle facilities at Kennedy Space Center. As crew members ascend along the gantry, astronaut testimonials set the stage for what is to come.

Entering the heart of Space Shuttle operations for the pre-launch briefing, crew members are guided by veteran Space Shuttle Commander Charlie Bolden as he takes them step-by-step through the launch sequence. Passengers then enter the crew cabin in the Space Shuttle's payload bay and strap in for launch.

For the next five minutes, the cabin's 44 passengers see, feel and live the powerful journey to 17,500 mph. The payload bay doors open, to reveal a breathtaking view of Earth seldom seen in the first person. After this experience, visitors will never view a launch in the same way.

The culmination of three years of development by veteran Space Shuttle astronauts, renowned attraction experts and a design team under the guidance of NASA, Shuttle Launch Experience sends visitors through a simulation of launching into Earth's orbit from Kennedy Space Center , the birthplace of American space exploration, minutes from Orlando .

Through sophisticated motion technology, special effects seats and high fidelity presentations, the unique experience immerses visitors in the sensations of launching into space - going fully vertical in the process.

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For more information visit www.kennedyspacecenter.com
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Date(s):
2008 Mar: 5-31
2008 Apr: 1-30
2008 May: 1-31
2008 Jun: 1-30
2008 Jul: 1-31
2008 Aug: 1-31
2008 Sep: 1-30
2008 Oct: 1-31
2008 Nov: 1-30
2008 Dec: 1-31

Location: Cape Canaveral

Venue: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Contact Email: kscinfo@dncinc.com

Contact Phone: 321-449-4444

Time Info: 9:00am - 6:00pm (Closed Christmas and Certain Launch Days)

Price Info: $38.00 (adults), $28.00 (ages 3-11); Astronaut Hall of Fame ONLY - $17.00 (adults), $13.00 (ages 3-11)