Chat with the Astronaut at Kennedy Space Center
Activity Schedule
Key Highlights
- Hotel pick up and drop off and transport in an air conditioned vehicle
- This tour allows access to restricted areas of the Kennedy Space Centre
- Tour is led by an English speaking guide
- Chat with a veteran NASA astronaut
- Kennedy Space Center tour from Orlando with the Chat with an Astronaut experience
Overview
Come to the Kennedy Space Center and get an inside look at America’s journey into space. Located halfway between the cities of Miami and Jacksonville, the Kennedy Space Center has been the launchpad for American astronauts since the 1960s.
Ask a veteran NASA astronaut everything they want to know in a personalized, small group setting during the Chat with an Astronaut experience. Light refreshments, mimosas (in the AM), beer and wine in the afternoon, a commemorative gift, and a signed lithograph are also included.
Inclusions
- English-speaking professional guide/driver
- Transportation in an air-conditioned coach
- Admission to Kennedy Space Center
- Chat with an astronaut experience
- Light refreshments, mimosas (in the AM), beer and wine in the afternoon, a commemorative gift, and a signed lithograph
Exclusions
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Please note
Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to start of the tour for reconfirming departure details.
Meeting with the Astronaut will take place twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Space Shuttle Atlantis Orientation tour will take place on the other days and days when Astronaut is unable to meet.
Headset translators can be ordered in advance or upon arrival (additional charges apply) in order to translate the facility tour, these are recommended for non-English speaking guests.
If the guest wants the hotel pick up, they need to pay $10 per person to a maximum of $25 per family per tour to their driver on the day of their tour. They may pay cash or credit.
Our local partner will take care of the reservations for this program and guests will either be assigned the morning or afternoon program based on the availability at the KSCVC. All tickets, along with the roundtrip transportation and assistance from the tour guide with orientation tour upon arrival at the visitor complex is included in the package. For pick-ups in Downtown Orlando additional surcharges may apply.
There are no pickups in Altamonte Springs, Maitland, Winter Park or the UCF Area.
Meals are tentative and subject to change.
Due to the Government shutdown, operates to the Saturn V exhibit will not be in operation.
List of addresses:
Maingate Lakeside Resort –(outside lobby) 7769 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee, FL 34747-1727 - *Free Parking
Walt Disney World SWAN Resort –(outside lobby) 1200 Epcot Resorts Blvd, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill Lake Buena Vista – 8707 Vineland Ave, Orlando, FL 32821 - *Free Parking
Universal Royal Pacific Resort –(outside the PACIFICA Ballroom lobby) – 6300 Hollywood Way, Orlando, FL 32819
Avanti Palms Resort – (outside lobby) - 6515 International Drive, Orlando FL 32819
ICON Park Orlando - (Please wait at the Base of wheel facing Universal Blvd) – 8375 International Drive, Orlando FL 32819 - *Free Parking
Melia Hotel Celebration – (outside lobby) 225 Celebration Place, Kissimmee, FL 34747 - *Free Parking
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