Kennedy Space Center: Chat with an Astronaut with Admission

About This Experience

This ticket adds Chat with an Astronaut to a day of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex admission. Depending on the session you book, you sit down to breakfast or lunch in a small group while a NASA astronaut talks about their missions and takes questions, and you can get a photo together. Adults get one alcoholic drink; kids get the meal and light refreshments.

The session runs about an hour and needs a reservation, which this booking covers. Everyone leaves with a commemorative gift and a signed lithograph portrait of the astronaut. The rest of the day is regular admission: Space Shuttle Atlantis, the Rocket Garden, Heroes & Legends with the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, and the bus tour out to the Apollo/Saturn V Center.

Plan the day around your chat time. The bus loop alone takes about four hours, and buses stop well before closing, so a morning chat followed by the bus tends to flow best. Reviewers describe the day as intense, and kids who flag by mid-afternoon will want a break in Planet Play or at a space film.

This is a treat for children who already fire off space questions, roughly from early grade school up. Toddlers won't get much from an hour of talk at a table. The listing marks the ticket non-refundable.

Highlights

• Hear a NASA astronaut talk about their missions over a meal
• Ask your own questions in a small-group setting
• Get a photo taken with the astronaut
• Stand beneath Space Shuttle Atlantis and try the Shuttle Launch Experience (44 in)
• Ride out to the Apollo/Saturn V Center on the bus tour
• Walk through Heroes & Legends and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

What's Included

• ✓ Breakfast or lunch, depending on the session you book
• ✓ One alcoholic drink with each adult ticket
• ✓ A commemorative gift and a signed lithograph portrait of the astronaut
• ✓ Admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
• ✓ All shows and exhibitions at the complex

Not Included

• Parking at the visitor complex
• Transport from Orlando; you drive yourself
• Astronaut Training Experience (ATX) stages
• The KSC Explore Tour, a separate paid add-on
• Food and drinks beyond your chat session

What to Bring

• Sun hats and sunscreen for outdoor walks and bus lines
• Refillable water bottles
• A few questions your kids have written down for the astronaut
• Your own stroller, or plan to rent one on site
• A light layer for air-conditioned rooms

Good to Know & Caveats

• The chat lasts about an hour, in a morning (breakfast) or midday (lunch) session depending on the option.
• The listing doesn't name which astronaut will appear.
• Parking isn't included. The listing quotes older rates; KSC's own FAQ lists $15 per car.
• Wheelchairs, ECVs, single strollers and double strollers are available to rent at the complex.
• The last bus tour leaves 2.5 hours before closing, so don't save it for after a late session.
• The Shuttle Launch Experience and Spaceport KSC require riders to be at least 44 inches tall.
• The listing says this ticket is non-refundable.

Meeting Point

Drive yourself to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Space Commerce Way, Merritt Island, FL 32953. Your voucher gives the time and place for your chat session.