There’s so much to explore at the Kennedy Space Center
From the dawn of space exploration to current and ongoing missions, you can get an up-close, hands-on feel for the story of humans in space. Fuel your quest for inspiration at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Education programs are among the leading science-education adventures at the Kennedy Space Center. Each program is designed to address National Science and Technology Standards through exciting and educational journeys such as day field trips, team engineering challenges, hands-on virtual and physical experiences, simulators and overnight adventures. Discover and explore our many educational programs and activities available as you seek to nurture and train the next generation of space explorers.
There are thousands of experiences at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center
Envisioned as a place where American astronauts are remembered and honored, visitors can learn about the lives of space heroes through compelling displays. Created by the Mercury Seven astronauts, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees are selected by special committee of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
It’s a Matter of Fact Show
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is bringing new educational entertainment to our younger guests! The S.T.E.A.M. Team is giving guests the chance to learn more about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics through fun experiments.
The S.T.E.A.M Team presents It’s a Matter of Fact inside Universe Theater daily. During this main performance, guests will learn just what matter is, its three states-solid, liquid, and gas-and see experiments using liquid nitrogen through interactive and guest engaging performances. It’s a Matter of Fact is available every day in Universe Theater and is included with daily admission. Check the daily schedule for the show times upon your arrival.
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Rocket Garden
A Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket launched the aspirations of an entire country in 1961, when Alan Shepard completed the first U.S. human space flight. NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs are represented by this garden of giants, not just as engineering feats of technology, but also as tribute to the scientists and engineers who turned dreams of spaceflight into reality. Let a space expert guide you through a history of early rocket science during daily guided tours.
Space Mirror Memorial
NASA’s fallen heroes are honored at this monument to commemorate astronauts who gave their lives in pursuit of knowledge that lies beyond earth. Highly polished black granite is emblazoned with the names of 24 astronauts, including the crews of Apollo 1, STS-51L Challenger and STS-107 Columbia. Dedicated in 1991, and created by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, the Space Mirror Memorial is designated as a national memorial on the National Register of Historic Places. Constantly illuminated, the astronaut names on this memorial are a simple reminder that space exploration can require the ultimate sacrifice.
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