Chat with a real astronaut and hear their stories! Visit Kennedy Space Center for amazing exhibits, IMAX movies, and a launch simulator. Includes tour guide narrated transfers from Central Florida to ensure you have the best day!
Chat with an Astronaut at Kennedy Space Center from Orlando
Summary Description
Highlights
- Chat with the astronaut in a small group environment
- Touch a piece of Moon Rock at the Saturn V Center
- Hear personal experiences of space travel over a drink and some snacks
- Receive a signed lithograph from the astronaut of the day
- Explore Kennedy Space Center, view history in the making!
- Let us worry about the traffic and driving!
Description
Embark on an unforgettable journey to Kennedy Space Center with the Chat with an Astronaut Experience. Meet a real astronaut in a small group, hear personal stories, and ask your questions about life in space.
Touch a Moon Rock at the Saturn V Center, enjoy drinks and snacks while listening to the astronaut, and receive a signed lithograph as a keepsake. Ride the Shuttle Launch Experience simulator, watch an IMAX movie, explore a real-size space shuttle, and stroll through the rocket garden.
With roundtrip transportation from select points and admission included, relax and enjoy this out-of-this-world experience. Don't miss your chance to be part of space history—book now for an adventure like no other!
Gray Line transport will whisk you from Central Florida over to Cape Canaveral. Upon arrival at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Gray Line guests will be accompanied into the center by the guide who will give an orientation tour of the facility. They will get you into the Atlantis and ensure you have all the information you need to enjoy your day independently afterwards.
We are sure the highlight of your day will be the chat with an astronaut program. During this new experience, the Astronaut of the Day sits down in a casual, small-group setting to answer your most pressing questions. 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, you are sure to leave feeling truly acquainted with a space pioneer and equipped with incredible stories to share for years to come. This program will either be at 10am or 2pm dependent on the day, and your tour guide will ensure you have all the details to be there ready!
Some of the attractions you can explore during the day will be:-
SHUTTLE ATLANTIS is the world’s most comprehensive attraction devoted to the space shuttle; it brings visitors nose-to-nose with the priceless Atlantis spacecraft as only astronauts have seen it before – with payload bay doors open as if it were floating in space. More than 60 interactive, touch-screen experiences and high-tech simulators invite guests to “be the astronaut,” bringing to life the people, passion, and patriotism behind NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program as well as the complexity of the engineering marvel that launched the Hubble Space Telescope and built the International Space Station (ISS). Guests can conduct a virtual EVA or extravehicular activity; practice docking to the ISS; extract cargo from the payload bay; create sonic booms and glide to a landing on the Re-entry Slide; experience the sensation of floating in space; explore a high-fidelity replica of the ISS; virtually mate Atlantis to the external tank; kick up a virtual chemical reaction to launch the shuttle; get an “X-ray view” of Atlantis’ interior; experience an orbital sunrise; strap in to the sights, sounds and sensations of a shuttle launch; take the helm at the shuttle cockpit, and much more. This is the best expansion Kennedy Space Center has ever offered and gives you yet another reason to visit.
We also recommend seeing an IMAX movie - feel like you're walking on the moon or visiting the space shuttle on one of these 3D movie experiences.
On the NASA Bus Tour you get to tour restricted areas, walk beneath the massive Saturn V rocket and touch a piece of moon rock - definitely something not to be missed.
Finally ensure you, walk around the incredible rocket garden, ride the shuttle launch experience to outer space, dress up like an astronaut or have space ice cream!
Transportation back to Orlando departs at 5pm!
Included / Excluded
- Roundtrip transportation from Orlando, Kissimmee, Disney, or Lake Buena Vista meeting points
- Chat with the Astronaut Admission Ticket
- Driver and tour guide assistance
- Admission ticket to the Kennedy Space Center
- Optional Gratuities
- Meals and Beverages Not Listed Above
Start / End Locations
Start Location: ICON Park, International Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Important Information
Know Before You Book
- • The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral are working space launch facilities. As such tours may be altered or closed due to operational requirements.
- This tour is not valid on Rocket Launch days
- • Cancellation Policy: non-refundable within a 72 hour period.
- • Availability and pricing for an attraction or service are subject to change without notice.
- Please confirm your reservation as well as your exact pick-up time and location at least 24 hours before the tour. Voucher may only be redeemed once. Please present your voucher to the Gray Line representative upon tour departure.
- NASA reserves the right to cancel or alter tour locations and/or security requirements without notice
- Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes
Cancellation
Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours
Cancellation Notes: Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Options and Pricing
Chat with the Astronaut Ticket Kennedy Space Center Admission Ticket Roundtrip transportation Tour Guide Assistance
| Chat with the Astronaut at Kennedy Space Center and transport | RETAIL PRICE |
|---|---|
| Adult (12 - 99 years) | $222.00 |
| Child (3 - 11 years) | $192.00 |
Points of interest
- Heroes and Legends featuring the Astronaut Hall of Fame, Space Commerce Way, Merritt Island, FL, USA
- Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Pkwy N, Titusville, FL 32780, USA
- Space Shuttle Atlantis, Nasa Parkway West, Merritt Island, FL, USA
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Space Commerce Way, Merritt Island, FL, USA
About operator:
Gray Line Orlando offers a diverse portfolio of expertly guided tours and transportation services, designed to showcase the very best of Florida. From the tranquil beauty of our beaches to thrilling wildlife encounters like alligator-spotting airboat rides and snorkeling with manatees, our experiences cater to travelers of all ages and interests.
Our offerings include a variety of day trips, private tours, and seamless transportation to top attractions, such as immersive city tours of Orlando and visits to the iconic Kennedy Space Center.
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Basic Information
- Duration: 10 hours
- Trip difficulty: Easy
- Category: Tours & Sightseeing
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