Kennedy Space Center Admission

With a wealth of fascinating exhibits and interactive sights, a day out at Kennedy Space Center is great fun for all the family and one they will never forget!

With your Kennedy Space Center Admission ticket, you can visit the only place on Earth where you can experience the G-forces of space travel, climb aboard space rockets and explore the space shuttle.

Among the many highlights at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex you will discover:

• The present and future of collaborative space exploration come to life at Gateway™: The Deep Space Launch Complex. Experience the space travel of tomorrow while celebrating rocketry’s past, present and future. Here you can enter the spaceport of the future, Spaceport KSC and launch aboard one of four unique and immersive journeys through the solar system and beyond.
• Space Shuttle Atlantis - See Atlantis as if it were in space - raised 30 feet off the ground and rotated 43 degrees. More than 60 interactive, immersive exhibits and simulators will provide guests with a never-before-experienced perspective on the shuttle’s complex systems, components and capabilities.
• Shuttle Launch Experience* - visitors strap into the sights, sounds and sensations of a real Space Shuttle launch.
• Heroes and Legends exhibition featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® presented by Boeing®.
• Relive the wonder and excitement of the Apollo era at the one-of-a-kind Saturn V Center which celebrates the unprecedented achievement of putting a man on the moon. At its centre is the incredible 363-foot-long Saturn V moon rocket.
• Experience the thrill of the space race with the launch of Apollo 8. Watch history unfold in the Firing Room as the first crewed Saturn V mission blasts into space.
• See the real Lunar Module 9 with a life-sized scene from the Apollo 11 Moon landing at the Moonscape exhibit. While there, be sure to put your skills to the test in three interactive challenges!
• Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour - Short of becoming an astronaut, there’s no better way to get a glimpse of Kennedy Space Center. Get an up-close drive-by view of a launch pad, experience the historic Apollo 8 launch and marvel at a massive 363-foot-long Saturn V rocket at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. 
• IMAX^® films – in two giant IMAX theatres, the dream of space flight comes alive with a selection of mind-blowing 3D space films (currently undergoing renovations; Journey to Space will be shown on the jumbotron at North Atlantis Lawn during this period).
• Rocket Garden - climb-aboard Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsule replicas and view the monstrous 111-meter Saturn V moon rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built.

*Participants must be at least 48 inches tall. Expectant mothers and those who have recent surgery should not participate. Individuals who are unable to use the provided seating or safety restraints must not board.

Opening Hours

Kennedy Space Center is open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm, with the last admission one hour before closing.

Extended Summer Hours:
From Monday, 30th June to Sunday, 10th August 2025, the Kennedy Space Center will operate with extended hours, open from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

Please note that the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex may occasionally close at short notice due to shuttle and rocket launches. We recommend checking the latest opening hours before your visit.

Location

Kennedy Space Center is a simple 45-60 minute drive east of Orlando.