L5, First City in Space, is a new 3-D space movie and the first IMAX film to accurately depict a future space settlement, uses real NASA footage and data. Also available is the two hour Blue Tour of Cape Canaveral Air Station, where the U.S. space program began in the 1950's and 1960's. The 250 piece NASA Art Gallery in Galaxy Center highlights a complete range of artistic styles. Kennedy Space Center also offers the Center for Space Education which provides extensive facilities to aid teachers, such as a large number of free aerospace publications, plus videotapes, 35mm slides, and text data that can be copied on site. The Exploration Station, located in the Center for Space Education, provides educational programs and hands-on activities that explain the principles of rocketry and space science.
Students have the opportunity to work with the actual hardware used for space missions.
It's the perfect place to wrap up your visit. Free wheelchairs are provided and all exhibits and tours are handicapped-accessible. Taking one step beyond superior customer service, the Visitor Complex also offers free camera and stroller use, and a free pet kennel service. The Visitor Complex is open every day of the year except Christmas. The Visitor Complex at Kennedy Space Center sells approximately 1,500 tickets to board buses that transport visitors to a viewing site to watch the Space Shuttle launch.