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Best Public Viewing of SpaceX Night Rocket Launch on
June
12 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
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Cape
Canaveral, FL – June 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Space fans looking for
the perfect way to spend the day of the SpaceX launch on June 12 will find
Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex the ideal destination for space exploration. Visitors may enjoy
a front row seat to view the stunning night-time launch from the Apollo/Saturn
V Center, the closest possible public viewing area. The launch is scheduled
for 9:07 p.m. from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
A limited
number of tickets are available for purchase for launch viewing from the
Apollo/Saturn V Center, located within Kennedy Space Center and approximately
five miles from the launch pad. Launch viewing includes mission control
coverage and commentary by four-time space shuttle astronaut Bob Crippen
beginning at 8 p.m. and is available for Visitor Complex guests for $20
plus the cost of admission. Admission to the Visitor Complex is $50 plus
tax for adults and $40 plus tax for children 3-11. Bus boarding for the
Apollo/Saturn V Center begins at 5:45 p.m. Guests should arrive at Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex no later than 7:30 p.m. to allow time for
transportation to the Apollo/Saturn V Center.
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Launch
Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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The
viewing area at the Apollo/Saturn V Center features an open lawn and bleacher
section overlooking the Banana River. Launch Pad 40 is located southeast
of the viewing area and guests have a direct view of the rocket on the
launch pad and lift-off.
In
addition to providing launch commentary, Crippen also will be featured
in special 20-minute Astronaut Encounter shows in the Lunar Theater at
6:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Food
concessions and restroom facilities are available at the Apollo/Saturn
V Center.
This
is the second Falcon 9 launch within three months following the successful
April 18 launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch six second-generation ORBCOMM communications
satellites to provide two-way data messaging services for global customers.
On
launch day, the Visitor Complex will open at 9 a.m. and remain open until
7 p.m., offering a full-day space experience. Guests can enjoy such attractions
and activities as:
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Space
Shuttle Atlantis (SM), where visitors can “be the astronaut” as they get
nose to nose with a real spaceflown orbiter. Space Shuttle Atlantis is
displayed as if floating in space – the only space shuttle orbiter in the
world exhibited this way. Guests can also “be the astronaut” as they train
on various simulators: take a simulated spacewalk, land the space shuttle
on the shuttle landing facility, operate the robotic Canadarm or dock with
the International Space Station.
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KSC Up-Close
Explore Tour, which gives visitors an insider’s view of the U.S. Space
Program, from the launch sites of today at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
to the past and future of space exploration at Kennedy Space Center. The
KSC Up-Close Explore Tour includes up-close views of the massive, 525-foot-high
Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and the Shuttle Landing Facility. The tour
stops in between the Kennedy Space Center launch pads for a close-up photo
opportunity, in front of the VAB, and on the NASA Causeway where guests
are surrounded by a panoramic view of launch pads at Cape Canaveral Airforce
Station.
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The Apollo/Saturn
V Center, where dramatic multi-media shows and numerous hands-on displays
provide visitors with an inspirational and exhilarating look into America’s
quest for the moon. Guests relive the historic launch of Apollo 8 at the
Firing Room Theater, then marvel at a monstrous 363-foot long Saturn V
moon rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built and one of only three
Saturn V rockets in existence. The Apollo Treasures Gallery showcases treasures
from the Apollo moon missions, including Apollo 14 Commander Alan Shepard’s
spacesuit and the Apollo 14 Command Module, Kitty Hawk.
Admission
tickets may be purchased at www.KennedySpaceCenter.com
or by calling 877-313-2610.
Launch
date, time and viewing locations are subject to change.
About
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S.
space program, offering a full day or more of fun and educational activities,
including the Kennedy Space Center Tour featuring the Saturn V Center with
an actual Saturn V moon rocket, the Angry Birds™ Space Encounter, Shuttle
Launch Experience, 3D IMAX® space films, Astronaut Encounter, Exploration
Space: Explorers Wanted and many other interactive exhibits. The new $100
million home for Space Shuttle Atlantis (SM) opened June 29, 2013. Admission
also includes the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®, featuring historic
spacecraft and the world’s largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia,
which opens daily at noon and closing times vary by season. Only 45 minutes
from Orlando, Fla., Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at
9 a.m. with closing times varying by season. Admission is $50 + tax for
adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex Commander’s Club Annual Pass is $75 + tax for adults and $60 +
tax for children ages 3-11. For more information, call 877-313-2610 or
visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
About
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader, providing
Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places (SM) with hotel, retail,
food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and
scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida; in Yellowstone, Grand
Canyon, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Olympic (Kalaloch Lodge), Shenandoah and
Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges;
The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Harrison Hot Springs Resort &
Spa in British Columbia; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.;
Peaks of Otter Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in Niagara Falls State
Park. The company also owns and operates Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; the
Park Gate Lodges at Yellowstone, which are the West Yellowstone Holiday
Inn, Gray Wolf Inn and Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel, as well as the
new Explorer Cabins, all in West Yellowstone, Mont.; and five luxury resorts
in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island
Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park.
To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise,
visit www.DelawareNorth.com/parks-and-resorts-home.aspx.
About
Delaware North Companies
Delaware
North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality
companies in the world. Founded and owned for nearly 100 years by the Jacobs
family, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family
of companies includes the newly acquired Patina Restaurant Group, Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming &
Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware
North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and
Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden.
Through
these companies, Delaware North manages and provides food and beverage
concessions, premium dining, entertainment, lodging, and retail at many
large venues and special places. These include high-profile venues ranging
from sports stadiums, entertainment complexes, national parks, airports,
and some of the top regional casinos in the country.
Delaware
North Companies has revenue exceeding $3 billion annually and 60,000 associates
serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
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Media
Contacts:
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center, Florida
Andrea
Farmer, 321-449-4318
Angelica
Deluccia Morrisey, 321-449-4273
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