For the first time, visitors can get a closer look at launchpads at Kennedy Space Center thanks to special tours marking the center's 50th anniversary. The launchpad tours started in July and are likely to be offered only through the end of the year.
Kennedy Space Center —
For the first time, visitors can get a closer look at launchpads at Kennedy Space Center thanks to special tours marking the center's 50th anniversary. The launchpad tours started in July and are likely to be offered only through the end of the year.
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Separate tours of the Launch Control Center are also available this year.
Kennedy Space Center —
Separate tours of the Launch Control Center are also available this year.
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Each of three special up-close tours is offered for a $25 add-on to the regular cost of admission.
Kennedy Space Center —
Each of three special up-close tours is offered for a $25 add-on to the regular cost of admission.
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The space center's Vehicle Assembly Building, right, towers over the Launch Control Center, left, at Kennedy Space Center.
Kennedy Space Center —
The space center's Vehicle Assembly Building, right, towers over the Launch Control Center, left, at Kennedy Space Center.
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The space shuttle Atlantis is on view in the Vehicle Assembly Building until August 16, when it will start getting prepared for its new home opening later this year in the space center's visitor complex.
Kennedy Space Center —
The space shuttle Atlantis is on view in the Vehicle Assembly Building until August 16, when it will start getting prepared for its new home opening later this year in the space center's visitor complex.
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