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Today marks 33 years since the space shuttle Challenger tragedy.
We will forever honor the STS-51L crew for their sacrifice in the pursuit of space exploration.
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🎃October 31st ➡️ November 1st❄️
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Show of hands, who has taken a picture here? 🚀🙋♀️🙋♂️
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🌠 On this day in 1990,
@NASAHubble
launched aboard space shuttle Discovery! Since then, it has captured breathtaking photos and shared science-changing discoveries.
🌟 Below are a few of our favorite shots!
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“I’m just not that into space.” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Stand nose to nose with an American icon 🚀
3️⃣3️⃣ missions
1️⃣2️⃣6️⃣million miles of space travel
📸:
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Today, we welcomed a special delivery to the visitor complex!
Stay tuned for more updates about its public debut 🚀
@ulalaunch
#DeltaII
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🚨 LAUNCH ALERT 🚨
🚀SpaceX will launch a Falcon Heavy on the
#USSF67
mission.
⏰No Earlier Than (NET) January 12.
🎟Launch viewing packages are now available:
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Less than two hours until the launch window opens for
#FalconHeavy
and
#USSF67
! Weather is 90% "go" for the attempt. Tune in 15 minutes before launch for
@SpaceX
's live coverage of the mission here:
📸:SpaceX
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Groundbreaking news! We’re preparing for the arrival of
@ulalaunch
#DeltaII
rocket, which will join the original Delta and the seven other rockets in our Rocket Garden early next year! 🚀
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The Rocket Garden honors over 60 years of space exploration history and inspires countless generations to
#JoinTheJourney
! 🤩🚀
(📸: )
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🚨 LAUNCH ALERT 🚨 The SpaceX Falcon Heavy
#USSF44
launch is targeted for November 1 at 9:40am. Both side boosters will land at LZ-1 and LZ-2!
🚀Launch Packages are now available:
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A ship like no other, the space shuttle launched like a rocket and landed like a glider. You can learn more about NASA's Space Shuttle Program by heading to Space Shuttle Atlantis today! 🚀
#LookUp
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#OTD
Discovery becomes the first Space Shuttle to Dock with the International Space Station. Seen here is the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-96. Launch occurred at 6:49am on May 27, 1999.
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#OTD
45 years ago Voyager 2 launched aboard a Titan 3E. Voyager 2 explores the outer planets and beyond.
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Calling all
#SpaceX
fans!
For the next few days, a recycled first stage
#Falcon9
rocket that launched and landed on two SpaceX missions, including
#FalconHeavy
, will be on display in front of Space Shuttle Atlantis at
#KennedySpaceCenter
!
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🤩 Have you stopped by to see these suits yet?
🚀 The launch and entry suits worn by
@AstroBehnken
and
@Astro_Doug
during
@SpaceX
's
#Demo2
mission are still on display for guests of KSCVC!
⏰ Don't delay, these amazing artifacts will only be available for a little longer.
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Remembering the crew of space shuttle Challenger today.
We will forever honor the STS-51L crew for their sacrifice in the pursuit of space exploration.
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Welcome home
@inspiration4x
! 👏👏👏
Crew of
@Inspiration4x
- first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit - returns to Earth
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Just another day at an active spaceport! Access the restricted areas of NASA's Kennedy Space Center to see operational facilities for the history and future of American spaceflight on the KSC bus tour. 🚀🚌
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👨🚀👨🚀 See the
@SpaceX
Suits!
🚀 On May 30th, 2020, NASA astronauts
@AstroBehnken
and
@Astro_Doug
became the first NASA crew to launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade!
🤩 Now, for a limited time, our guests can see their high-tech launch and re-entry spacesuits up-close!
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🚨LAUNCH ALERT!🚨
🚀Viewing opportunities for
@SpaceX
's upcoming
#Inspiration4
launch are now available!
🎟️ Reserve your space today:
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rockets
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Happy
#NationalCoffeeDay
! What mug are you sipping your rocket fuel out of this morning?
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When was the last time you came face to face with Space Shuttle Atlantis? 🚀😍
#LookUp
(📸: )
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The Moon Tree Garden has second-generation trees that are direct descendants of seeds that were taken to the Moon. The garden surrounds a bronze statue of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
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Our condolences to the family, friends and space community on the passing of Alan Bean, a U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame member and American hero.
We're saddened by the passing of astronaut Alan Bean. The fourth person to walk on the Moon, he spent 10+ hours on the lunar surface during Apollo 12. Bean was spacecraft commander of Skylab Mission II & devoted his retirement to painting. Family release:
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In space, there is no “up” or “down”.
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#TBT
to a day in August on the KSC Bus Tour. You never know what you'll see at an active spaceport!
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WE SAID YES!!!! ❤️❤️❤️💍💍💍 Someone asked if we were excited for the
#Crew3
launch this weekend.
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Just another day at an active spaceport! 🚀 Crew-7 Launch Packages are on sale now! Watch the launch of NASA's seventh commercial crew to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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#OTD
30 years ago STS-46 launched. This mission deployed ESA's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) and the joint NASA/Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
📸: NASA
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The iconic Saturn V engines. 🚀 The rocket that helped place the first man on the moon. 🌙
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Launch reminder! ☀️ Tomorrow morning at 3:33 a.m. EDT, Parker
#SolarProbe
will be launching for its mission to touch the Sun. Learn more here:
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#OTD
49 years ago, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. 👨🏻🚀🌙
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🚨LAUNCH ALERT!🚨
🚀
@SpaceX
is targeting August 28th at 3:37 am EDT for the launch of
#CRS23
, their 23rd cargo resupply services mission to
@Space_Station
!
👩🚀 Join
@NASA
to participate in the launch online:
💻 Explore more:
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Who else caught a glimpse of that beautiful launch? 🚀
#SpaceX
#CRS15
📸:
@Mike_Seeley
/
@WeReportSpace
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Everyday we're shuttlin'...
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New
@NASA
Mission Alert 🚨
🌟 What:
#Dragonfly
Mission
🚀 Where: Saturn's largest moon, Titan
🗓️ When: Launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034
❓ Why: To explore various locations across the icy world in search for the building blocks of life
💻 Learn more:
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#SpaceX
#FalconHeavy
Launch Update: Launch window is scheduled for 1:30 to 4:00 pm Feb 6.
#KennedySpaceCenter
ticket holders should follow the designated arrival times for launch day indicated on their vehicle placards. Go Falcon Heavy!
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On the KSC Bus Tour you'll learn about the Vehicle Assembly Building, active launch pads, and you might even see a rocket returning from orbit! Have you ever seen a booster on the KSC Bus Tour?
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"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." - John F. Kennedy
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🔥The static fire of Falcon Heavy was completed yesterday. SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 1 for the launch of
#USSF44
. Don't miss the double booster landing at LZ-1 and LZ-2! 🚀
Launch Viewing Opportunities are available now:
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On October 13, 2023 a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the NASA Psyche mission. Check out the view from the Apollo/Saturn V Center and hear the double sonic boom from the side boosters landing. 🚀🔊
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Cape Canaveral Bus Tours Returning Soon! 🙌🏾
Starting February 22, 2022, the Cape Canaveral Rise to Space Tour and Cape Canaveral Early Space Tour will be available again. Get closer to space and history through these two bus tours 🚌
Explore more 💻:
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🚨Launch Update🚨
🔥 With the static fire test of Falcon 9 complete,
@SpaceX
is now officially targeting Wednesday, September 15 for the launch of
#Inspiration4
!
⏰ The 5-hour launch window is set to open at 8:02 p.m. EDT
🎟️ Reserve your space today:
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Happy
#NationalAstronautDay
! Today we celebrate NASA astronaut, Alan Shepard, who launched into space on this day in 1961 to become the first American in space. His historic flight lasted a total of 15 minutes, 28 seconds!
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Inside of NASA Now, you can find this SpaceX Dragon spacecraft! 🐉 It made history in 2012 when it became the first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station!
#KennedySpaceCenter
#LookUp
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Please join us Thursday, 1/11 for a remembrance ceremony honoring NASA astronaut John Young. The event will take place outside of Heroes and Legends featuring the Astronaut Hall of Fame at 12:00 noon. John Young will be honored by fellow astronauts Bob Cabana and Jon McBride.
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Today, we honor the final crew of space shuttle Columbia who were lost during the spacecraft's re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in 2003.
We will forever remember mission STS-107.
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Stand in awe of this American icon, space shuttle Atlantis, at
#KennedySpaceCenter
Visitor Complex.
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🚀SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 8 for the tenth launch of Starlink, which will also carry two spacecraft from BlackSky. The launch window occurs between 11:54 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Guests may be able to view the launch from the main visitor complex.
💻:
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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. 👨🚀🌙
(📸: )
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SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy on the USSF-52 mission on December 28, 2023. This was the seventh mission of the X-37B and the first X-37B mission to launch on a Falcon Heavy.
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Today, we remember the crew of Apollo 1.
On Jan. 27, 1967, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were tragically killed in a fire in the Apollo Command Module during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral.
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Big day at
#KennedySpaceCenter
for U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2017 Induction Ceremony! Watch NASA TV 1 p.m. EDT:
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Don't get too swept up in the
#broomstickchallenge
! 🧹 It's actually its low center of gravity that allows a broom to balance on its bristles today and any day. 🤗
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If you ask us, it’s never too early to get excited for the holidays! 🎄🤩
#HolidaysinSpace
returns to
#KennedySpaceCenter
Visitor Complex for it's 10th year, December 17 - 31, 2021. 📅
💻 Explore more:
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SpaceX is standing down from today’s launch attempt. Once a new date is confirmed, we will post an update!
The visitor complex will open at 9:30 a.m.
💻:
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🎵Walking in a NASA wonderland.🎵🚀❄
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Want to see the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft in person? You can see it for a short time as you take a Bus Tour to the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Just look out to your right to spot the rocket!
#artemis
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👨🚀 In 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space!
🚀 Today, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame honors him and fellow American astronauts who have advanced the journey of space exploration over the past 60 years.
#JoinTheJourney
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NASA has confirmed that it will proceed with the next launch attempt for
#Artemis
I on Saturday, September 3. The launch window opens at 2:17pm. If you have a launch viewing package, it is valid for this attempt.
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It’s never a bad day to spend some time in the Rocket Garden. 💫
#KennedySpaceCenter
#LookUp
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Gliding into the weekend with Atlantis.
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🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
@NASA
! 🎉
Since beginning operations in 1958, we've seen you:
👨🚀 Send humans to the Moon,
🛰️ Establish a long-term presence in low Earth orbit,
🚀 Explore every planet in our solar system!
Here's to another incredible and inspirational year!
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Success!
#SpaceX
launched its
#Falcon9
rocket with
#SES12
at 12:45 am this morning. Did you catch a glimpse?
📸:
@johnkrausphotos
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🚀 The future of space exploration is gearing up at
#KennedySpaceCenter
, but celebrating NASA's historic past will always be a thrill!
💻 Discover the authentic space artifacts we have displayed throughout our attractions in this latest Payload blog: .
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If your favorite thing to see at
#KennedySpaceCenter
is Atlantis, raise your hand. 🙋♂️🙋♀️ And if not, let us know what is!
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Stand in awe of one of only three remaining Saturn V rockets as you relive the moments of the Apollo moon landings at
#KennedySpaceCenter
Visitor Complex.
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Do you have a favorite rocket in the Rocket Garden? 🚀
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🚨 LAUNCH ALERT! 🚨
🚀 Viewing opportunities for the historic SpaceX Falcon 9 Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, are now available!
💻 Reserve your 𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓬𝓮 today:
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Atlantis flew 33 missions, including the final shuttle mission, STS-135. Every smudge, each mark and every stain tells a story. 🚀
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch contrail viewed from the
#RocketGarden
.
#Starlink
#LookUp
#LoveFlorida
#SpaceCoast
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The space shuttle's three main engines operated for 8 minutes and 40 seconds for each shuttle flight, with a combined output of 37 million horsepower.
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When was the last time you went for a walk among the giants in the Rocket Garden? 🚀🌱
#JoinTheJourney
(📸: )
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What’s it like to stand side by side with the largest rocket ever launched? 🤯🚀
#JoinTheJourney
(📸: )
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What was your reaction when you saw the size of Atlantis’ RS-25 engines? 🤯🚀
#KennedySpaceCenter
(📸: )
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#OTD
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched. STS-135 was the final flight of the shuttle program.
📸: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar
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Twenty years ago on this day, February 1, we lost the crew of space shuttle Columbia. We pause to honor the seven crewmembers who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.
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🚨LAUNCH ALERT🚨
🚀The historic launch of NASA's
#Artemis
I is scheduled for No Earlier Than August 29.
👀Limited spots are available for launch viewing packages!
🎟Tickets on sale now:
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Apollo 14 was the third mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface and returned to Earth. You can see the Apollo 14 Command Module (CM), Kitty Hawk, in the Treasures Gallery at the Apollo/Saturn V Center.
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