FAQs

Admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex includes access to the following:

• Space Shuttle Atlantis® featuring the Shuttle Launch Experience®
• Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex® featuring Spaceport KSC®
• The Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour including the Apollo/ Saturn V Center
• Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® presented by Boeing®
• Astronaut Encounter
• Planet Play
• Rocket Garden and daily tours
• All Universe Theater shows
• IMAX® theater space films
• Journey To Mars
• HYPERDECK (reservations required upon visitor complex arrival)

One- and Two-Day admission tickets and annual passes are available. To view a complete list of attractions, visit the Explore Attractions page. To help plan your day, visit our Itineraries page.

The following are not included with admission:

• Chat With An Astronaut
• KSC Explore Tour
• Astronaut Training Experience® (ATX)
• ATX Training Stages

Add-on enhancements are purchased in addition to admission. Tickets may be purchased at the visitor complex or online.

We recommended you purchase add-on enhancements in advance online as they may sell out through online ticket purchases before the scheduled date.

Purchasing tickets in advance online helps you save time upon arrival. Tickets may be printed at home, pulled up on your mobile device, or reprinted at Will Call at the entrance to the visitor complex. Visitors who have a ticket with a barcode (on your smart device or printed) may proceed directly to the security turnstiles at the entrance.

Ticket purchases are date-specific and not transferable between days.

A parking fee is collected before entering the parking plaza. The current rates are as follows:

• Motorcycles: $5
• Automobiles: $15
• Oversized vehicles, motor homes or RVs: $20
• Group tour buses park for free.

The visitor complex does not provide transportation to and from Orlando. Please call the reservation office at 1.866.737.5235 for suggestions regarding Orlando transportation options. Gray Line Orlando and Florida Dolphin Tours offer bus tours from Orlando only.

The visitor complex offers viewing opportunities for rockets launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center. Visit our See A Launch page to learn about our launch viewing opportunities, and check the calendar to see all upcoming, confirmed launches.

Please note that the launch date, time, and viewing opportunities are subject to approval by NASA or the U.S. Space Force based on safety requirements. Launch schedules can be affected by technical and mechanical issues, range operations, and weather, either in advance or at the last minute. We do not schedule rocket launches, nor are we responsible for delays or scrubs.

Guests are welcome to bring their own food and beverages as long as they are packed in small, soft-sided coolers (like lunchboxes). For safety reasons, glass bottles or containers are not permitted. Beer and wine are for sale at select locations, so outside alcoholic beverages are also not permitted. All bags will be searched during our entrance security screening.

No weapons of any kind are permitted inside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, including those belonging to off-duty law enforcement. Please leave items secured within your vehicle to expedite entrance into the visitor complex.

The Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour is the only way to access the restricted areas of America’s premier spaceport, NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center. The tour includes drive-by views of our space program’s icons, like the Vehicle Assembly Building and other operational facilities.

All bus tours conclude at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. You can explore there as long as you want; frequent buses return visitors to the main complex. Multiple bus tours, like the KSC Explore Tour, are not recommended. Learn more about the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour and the Apollo/Saturn V Center.

Kennedy Space Center is home to many real historic and current space exploration vehicles, including the actual space shuttle Atlantis, a Saturn V Moon rocket, the Apollo 14 Kitty Hawk capsule in the Apollo Treasures Gallery, the Mercury Sigma 7 capsule and the Gemini 9 capsule in Heroes & Legends and the many rockets in the Rocket Garden. The Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex® also houses numerous genuine spacecraft.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is operated for NASA by contractor Delaware North. The complex is supported entirely by revenue generated from parking, admission, food service, and merchandise. The complex does not receive any government funding from U.S. tax dollars. The ongoing stewardship of priceless NASA artifacts on display at the visitor complex, as well as its ongoing operation, development and maintenance, are funded solely by visitor-generated revenue. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, the visitor complex participates in a certified outreach program that allows venues across the country to share Smithsonian collections. We have 50 objects on long-term loan from the National Air and Space Museum, including items in the Treasures Gallery at the Apollo/Saturn V Center.

The Guest Accessibility Pass (GAP) helps our crewmembers know that you and your family/group may require assistance with sensory sensitivities while at the visitor complex. Pick up the pass at the Information center, located to the left of the main entrance. While the GAP will not guarantee immediate or priority bus/attraction entrance, it will help you obtain assistance from staff should you need it.

Learn more about the visitor complex’s accessibility information.

Wheelchairs, Electric Convenience Vehicles (ECV), strollers and double strollers are available for rent online and at the visitor complex. Rentals for a full day are as follows:

• Wheelchairs: $10 plus tax
• ECVs, or scooters: $30 plus tax
• Strollers: $8 plus tax
• Double Strollers: $10 plus tax

Please note that guests must sign a rental agreement when renting an ECV. The agreement includes contact information and an acknowledgment that the renter understands how to operate the vehicle. These are equipped with a chair for one person only, and young children may not operate the vehicle.

All animals that qualify as service animals are welcome at the visitor complex. A service animal is defined as a dog or miniature horse that is trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. Guests who use service animals must retain control of their animals at all times. View the park map during your visit for dog walking locations throughout the park.

For guests with pets, the visitor complex offers a free on-site, air-conditioned pet kennel. Learn more about the pet kennel before your visit.

You may hear the visitor complex call a “Phase 2,” meaning lightning is present or imminent in the immediate area. In the event of inclement weather at the visitor complex, including cloud-to-ground lightning, all guests will be asked to seek shelter or remain indoors until the storm passes. For your safety, please respect all weather warnings and the recommendations of our associates while touring the visitor complex.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is a family-friendly environment. Proper attire, which includes a shirt and shoes, is required for admittance. We ask that guests refrain from the following attire:

• Clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphics
• Clothing that exposes tattoos depicting obscene or objectionable content
• Clothing that exposes inappropriate portions of skin or areas of the body

Guests who do not adhere to these guidelines or cannot modify their clothing may be refused entry into and/or removed from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Additionally, we highly recommend that visitors dress for Florida heat, especially in the summer months. Hats, sunscreen, breathable fabrics, and comfortable shoes are all recommended.

Yes, special offers and promotional programs are offered periodically throughout the year and year-round. Senior, Military, and Military Child discounts are available for admission year-round.

We also have numerous annual sales on admission including:

• Armed Forces Day in May
• Mercury Offers in September
• Junior Space Explores in September
• Salute to Brevard in October
• Veteran’s Day in November
• Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November

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