| If you're bringing your family to Orlando
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| | journey into space. The films contain
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| you will no doubt visit Disney World and
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| | dramatic footage taken by astronauts
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| the other theme parks in the area, but
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| | during their space missions and you get a
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| why limit yourself to theme parks, when
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| | feeling that you are right there with
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| you can also visit the fascinating and
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| | them.
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| educative Kennedy Space Center located at
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| | Saturn 5 Center
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| historic Cape Canaveral? Here is a brief
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| | The Saturn 5 was the huge rocket that
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| guide to some of the attractions
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| | took astronauts to the moon and back in
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| currently on offer at the Kennedy Space
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| | the early 1970s. Featuring an actual
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| Center.
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| | 363-foot, 6.2 million pound Saturn V moon
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| Meet an Astronaut
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| | rocket, this exhibit takes you on a trip
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| The center has arranged for various
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| | to the moon with a recreation of the
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| astronauts to meet visitors and talk
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| | first Apollo mission to the moon. There
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| about their missions in space. Astronauts
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| | is also a hands-on exhibit.
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| from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and
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| | LC 39 Observation Gantry
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| Shuttle programs are scheduled to take
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| | This is a 60 foot tower which will give
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| part throughout the year.
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| | you a great view of the space shuttle
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| Simulated Shuttle Launch
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| | launch pads. There is also an
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| If you want to get an idea of what an
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| | on-the-ground exhibition which includes
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| astronaut feels during liftoff, then the
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| | films of the Shuttle program, showing the
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| Space Center's launch simulator is the
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| | actual process used to launch a Shuttle
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| best way to do it. The room vibrates and
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| | into space.
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| roars and when the engines shutdown
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| | Space Center Guided Tour
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| participants get to view the earth, as
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| | This is a bus ride all around the Kennedy
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| astronauts see it when they reach their
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| | Space Center. It stops at the important
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| orbit.
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| | places and the bus tours depart each day
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| Early Space History
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| | (except Christmas Day and certain launch
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| This is a walk through exhibit showing
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| | days) beginning at 9:30 a.m., and leave
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| the background of today's space program.
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| | continuously throughout the day, with the
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| One of the highlights is the actual
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| | last bus leaving approximately four hours
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| control panel which was used to guide the
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| | before closing.
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| astronauts of the Mercury and Gemini
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| | The Space Shop
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| space programs. Mercury and Gemini
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| | Are you fascinated by space memorabilia?
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| capsules are also on display.
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| | Then this is the place for you. The
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| Viking Mars Mission
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| | Center's gift shop has more than 8,000
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| In 1976 a U.S. unmanned craft landed on
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| | space-related items that make perfect
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| Mars and took the first pictures of the
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| | souvenirs or additions to your serious
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| red planet's surface. This exhibit takes
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| | space collection.
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| you on that journey and visitors also can
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| | This is only just a small part of what
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| see and touch a piece of Mars as well (in
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| | you can see at the Kennedy Space Center,
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| the form of meteorite that fell to earth
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| | so if you want to treat your kids to an
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| many years ago).
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| | out of this world experience be sure to
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| IMAX 3D Theater
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| | add it to your list of "must-see" places
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| With the help of giant screens, five
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| | when you make your next Florida Vacation.
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| stories high, you are taken on an awesome
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