The Shuttle Atlantis, One Year On at its Home at Kennedy Space Center.

The Kennedy Space Center is about an hours drive from the Theme Parks in Orlando and well worth a trip when on vacation in the Orlando area, 

A year ago the space Shuttle Atlantis was housed in an exhibition at the Center and in that year has attracted many visitors from all over the world. It's high tech, interactive, showcase, with simulators and presentations, all celebrate NASA'S achievements of its 30yr Space Shuttle programme and is a tribute to all the people involved in maintaining and flying the shuttles.

The Visitor Complex also has bus tours out to the shuttle launch pad for a drive by view.

Visit exhibits, including the Saturn V moon rocket, See 3D Space films, meet an Astronaut, get updates on launches and news from NASA, buy merchandise and souvenirs etc. etc.

Opening times for the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are 9am to 7pm through the summer, then closing times vary September to December.

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Kennedy Space Center Florida, Showcasing Shuttle Atlantis.

At Kennedy Space Center in Florida a new exhibit is being opened on Saturday 29th June 2013, to signalise the achievements that The Space Shuttle Program has made, showcasing 'Atlantis' which was retired in 2011.

The Atlantis attraction is housed in a 90,000 square foot complex with high tech, state-of-the-art presentations and guests will have the opportunity to have a close up view of the craft.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is open daily from 9.00-5.00pm and is well worth a visit not only for the Space Shuttle but for the other exhibitions and presentations on NASA'S accomplishments in space flight.

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Sad farewell to Endeavour Space Shuttle from Florida

The retired space shuttle Endeavour will be moving to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California on September 17th 2012 it will be taken by the shuttle carrier aircraft.

You can view this event at the Visitor Complex at The Kennedy Space Center.

More info at….http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/endeavour-fly-out.aspx

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Kennedy Space Center Florida-Next Stop Mars! Become an Astronaut of the Future.

After the successful launch of the rocket to Mars mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week, youngsters may be interested in finding out more about becoming an astronaut at ‘Camp Kennedy Space Center’ they can have this opportunity, taught by specially trained and certified teachers.

The week long summer day camp programme offers:- meeting and talking to astronauts, touring the Kennedy space Center, experiencing, imagining and interacting with teams to investigate space travel in the future, design space exploration vehicles, take part in space shuttle mission simulations and learn the challenges faced with space exploration.

Ages 8-14

Open June To August 2012.

Hours: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Payment in advance: $295 per week.

http://kennedyspacecenter.com/groups-camp-kennedy-space-center.aspx

STS-134 ready to Rock n’ Roll

Space Shuttle Endeavour is all fuelled and ready to go as STS-134. Her final journey into space. This mission is the USA’s penultimate servicing flight to the ISS.

Launch is at 08:56 EDT (13:56 BST). Fox News should have coverage.

Gods speed Endeavour.

Kennedy Space Center Florida/Shuttle Endeavour Launch.

NASA have announced that the delayed launch of the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center Florida, has been re-scheduled to Monday May 16th 2011. The engineers have been working on the problem which caused the delay and are happy with their results.

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STS-134 delayed again by an electrical fault in the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Endeavour’s launch has been delayed now until at least 8th May 2011 an avionics box in the engine compartment is the source of the fault the launch date though is not confirmed as of yet.

Expected Shuttle Launch on Friday 29th April 2011.

News from NASA’s web site about the upcoming Launch.

NASA - Space Shuttle

The Kennedy Space Center will keep Atlantis.

The Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be building a new exhibit to house the space shuttle  ‘Atlantis’ when the shuttles retire. The announcement was given earlier this week.
The exhibit should open in 2013 at The Cape Canaveral location.
The remaining shuttles will go to museums in Washington and California. The prototype will be exhibited in New York.

For more information go to….
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/apr/HQ_11-107_Orbiter_Disposition.html

STS-117 – aaargh!!!

Yet again the weather leads to a scrubbing of launch attempt number 5.

Next try, the sixth launch attempt, Wednesday at 18:03:10. EDT
God’s Speed Endeavour again…

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STS-117… Will it ever launch?

Delayed again due to bad weather rolling in from Orlando. Not so much a problem for the launch but if Endeavour needed to return to KSC, that part was unacceptable.

Next launch opportunity is at 18:51:24 today with a 60 percent chance of acceptable weather today or tomorrow.

Endeavour must make the leap by Tuesday or the flight will be delayed to July 27. A high-priority Russian Progress resupply mission launches July 24. Gods Speed Endeavour…

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STS-117… Try again at 7.13pm today

Liftoff is targeted for 7:13:55p.m today after lightening prevented last evenings countdown from completing.

If at first you don’t succeed…

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STS-127 flight crew, Endeavour and the launch team are ready to go…

‘Currently’ all systems are go for the countdown for a launch attempt at 7:39:35 p.m. EST Saturday, with a possible 5 minute extension inside the launch window.

More info at the wonderful CBS news site -
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html

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STS-127 launch abandoned until July 11 at earliest…

The same gaseous hydrogen leak has resurfaced during fuelling of Endeavour. Launch scrubbed until at least 11th July 2009.

CBS News Space Place - Space Shuttle Status Report (STS-127)

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STS-127 ‘good to go’ Wednesday 17th June 2009

NASA have re-jigged the launce schedules and moved the departure of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter  to June 18th.

Endeavour will now fly as STS-127 at 5:40 a.m. EDT Wednesday.

With sunrise on Wednesday at 06:28 am it should be a spectacular dawn launch.

More from CBS News here…

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Looking good for Space Shuttle STS-127

There is an 80% chance of acceptable weather on all three possible launch days Saturday June 13th 2009, Sunday and Monday at 07:17 EST. Endeavour will carry a 7 person crew for a 16-day five-spacewalk mission servicing the International Space Station on ISS Assembly Flight 2J/A.

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Space Shuttle STS-119 date set…

A date is set for Discovery to set sail as STS-119 to the International Space Station.
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Expected Launch Of Space Shuttle

The space shuttle Discovery is due to launch on Feb.27th,  at Kennedy Space Centre on it’s mission to The International Space Station.

It has been delayed, but hopefully this launch will take place.

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NASA delays launch of Discovery yet again

From Orlando Sentinel

STS-119 has been delayed again with fuel valve problems.

More from the Orlando Sentinel here…