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Kennedy Space Center to open ‘Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex’ this summer

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A brand-new attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is set to blast off this summer.

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Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, which focused on the present and future of collaborative space exploration, officially opens June 15.

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Guests who visit the new complex will get up close with flight flown artifacts including the Orion EFT-1 Capsule, SpaceX Cargo Dragon COTS-2 and SpaceX Falcon 9 booster, interactive exhibit and a motion theater experience that will take guests to locations across the solar system.

The new 50,000 square-foot, multi-level attraction adjacent to the Rocket Garden, will also include unique launch viewing opportunities.

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Adam Poulisse, WFTV.com

Adam Poulisse joined WFTV in November 2019.