Tourism

Monday, January 11, 2010

John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

www.awesomeflorida.com/florida-cities/orlando.htm

http://blog.pennlive.com/lehighvalley/2007/10/nasa_hopes_to_lauch_discovery.html

Questions:

1. How much does it cost to enter the KSC?

2. What can the tourists do there?

The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the U.S. government installation that manages and operates

America

's astronaut launch facilities. Currently serving as the base for the country's three space shuttles, the NASA field center also conducts unmanned civilian launches from adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is located on Merritt Island, Florida. The center is north-northwest of Cape Canaveral on the Atlantic Ocean, midway between Miami and Jacksonville.

KSC is a major tourist destination because it is one of ten major NASA field centers, and has several facilities listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Moreover, much of the installation is a restricted area and only nine percent of the land is developed, thus the site also serves as an important wildlife sanctuary; Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore. The KSC also provides The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (formerly known as Spaceport USA), operated by Delaware North Companies, which is home to a number of exhibits and displays; the Shuttle Launch Experience; a simulation ride into space; two IMAX theaters; and a range of bus tours allowing visitors a closer look at various restricted areas that would otherwise not be possible. Base admission for people over age 12 is $38 USD. This is a two-day ticket, allowing tourists to break up the tourists’ experience over two within a seven day period. Therefore it is an interesting place for tourists to go to.

Source from :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center

http://www.partner.viator.com/en/2543/tours/Orlando/Kennedy-Space-Center-at-Cape-Canaveral/d663-3525KENNEDY

Labels: Angeline and Yee Jen

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10 Comments:

Other than events tourism, it can also be space tourism, since it's associated with space activities.

By Cher Syn, at January 15, 2010 at 1:20 PM

I think this is an educational tourist attraction. People go there for education purpose as well as experiencing the shuttle launch.

Angeline

By Tourism With Ms Tham, at January 15, 2010 at 1:24 PM

I think this is an event attraction because many tourists are attracted to visit KSC by the displays and exhibits organised there.

By Nguyen Tu Anh, at January 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM

We agree with Angeline. We also agree with Hong and Anh :)
We also would like to add that we think this is science and technology tourism as it involves the recent trend in science of incorporating technology within the tourism industry.

By Mai Seto + Teri Ang, at January 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM

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By Tourism With Ms Tham, at January 18, 2010 at 11:08 AM

i think this is modern man-made features which can be both educational tourist attraction and science and technology tourism ( i agree with mai and angel:))

By hien, at January 18, 2010 at 11:10 AM

I think it is more likely to be education attractions as tourists learn about the space and experience the launch of the shuttle.

By Yee Jen, at January 18, 2010 at 11:36 AM

true.it is an educational attraction as well as categorised as space tourism

eleanor

By Anonymous, at January 18, 2010 at 11:43 AM

i agree with most of the comments that this space station is a human-made / educational attraction.

moi =)

By Anonymous, at January 18, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Conclusion : Space tourism, man-made tourism. educational tourism

By Teri, at January 20, 2010 at 10:45 AM