BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering a different kind of viewing experience along with SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch.
What You Need To Know
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offering different launch experience
- Visitors can watch launch and a movie from their cars
- The experience is set for August 30 along with SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
- Tickets are $50 per vehicle
The attraction has announced “Launch and a Movie,” a “drive-in” style launch viewing experience.
The experience, which was originally scheduled for Friday, will now take place Sunday along with SpaceX's SAOCOM 1B launch.
In addition to viewing the launch from the comfort of their own vehicle, visitors will also be able to watch the short film “Hubble” afterward.
Visitors can park their vehicles at the complex’s parking lots starting at 5:30 p.m. to watch the launch, which is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:14 p.m. After the launch and landing of the Falcon 9 booster, “Hubble,” a short film narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, will play.
Refreshments will also be available for purchase, according to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
The “Launch and a Movie” experience costs $50 per vehicle and can be purchased at kennedyspacecenter.com.
Tickets to the experience will be valid for the next launch attempt in the event of a delay or a scrub, according to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.