Hey everyone! I hope you all are off to a great April so far! My mom and younger brother were in town recently, and I had the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center for the first time. Despite going to Riddle for almost three years and going to the cape as credentialed media for rocket launches, I never took a day to visit the space center and visitor complex until now.

We started off our day with the bus tour through the different launch sites on the Cape. This was so cool to be able to see the roads where they transport the rockets from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the different launch pads. The day before we visited, they had moved the Artemis II rocket from the VAB to its launch pad in an operation that took over 12 hours. We didn’t know this going into our day trip, so this was a super fun surprise. We could see the rocket waiting on its launchpad off in the distance for the Artemis II launch that happened a few weeks later.

Another cool thing that you are able to see are different museums for the space missions. My favorite museum was the one that had the Space Shuttle Atlantis in it. Getting to see the shuttle up close was super cool, and the exhibits inside the museum were also super informative.

And of course we could not leave the Space Center without getting our Astronaut Ice Cream! These freeze dried ice cream sandwiches were so good, and a great way to end my first time visiting the Space Center! Embry-Riddle students can get discounted tickets through the ICI center, just like they do for theme park tickets. And since it is only an hour drive away, it is super easy for Embry-Riddle students to get to.

Have you ever been to the Kennedy Space Center, or to the cape for a rocket launch? Let me know in the comments down below!

Thanks for stopping by,
Dominic ☀️