Astronaut Training Experience (ATX)
Be a part of the next generation of space explorers that prepare for human’s deep space travel in the all-new Astronaut Training Experience® Center. Train like the next generation of space explorers who will travel and work on Mars.
Lunch with an Astronaut
This 90-minute encounter at the Space Center in Cape Canaveral features a buffet-style lunch along with a personalized presentation from one of NASA’s acclaimed astronauts. At the end of the event, there’s a brief question-and-answer session, plus time for family photos with the astronaut. Astronauts describe what it’s like to live in space – eating, exercising, sleeping and training. No topic is off-limits. There’s no age requirement for this experience, and it’s perfect for self-proclaimed ‘space geeks’.
Atlantis Space Shuttle Simulation
Enter the Shuttle Launch Experience, a 44,000-square-foot simulator that aims to re-create the feeling of a space shot in real time, from the launch pad to orbit. Countdown begins. At just before six seconds, the main engines fire up, and we feel a low rumble. The capsule pitches forward slightly and then back upright in what Bolden refers to as the “twang.” It is nothing compared to the jolt we get as the speakers blare “3, 2, 1. . .” and the rocket boosters ignite. Off we go, with shaking seats and scattered whoops from the crowd. Stay the night at Kennedy Space Center under the Space Shuttle.