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The epicenter of humankind’s greatest adventures, #KennedySpaceCenter Visitor Complex is your launch pad to experiencing and exploring the #NASA Story. 🚀💫

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Need some festive weekend plans? 🎃 Join us for a S.T.E.A.M. Halloween celebration filled with hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and festive entertainment for all ages. All activities are included with admission and are subject to change; click here for more details 🔗 bit.ly/4dDcysN
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Kennedy Under the Stars returns with holiday flair! 🎄 On select nights in December, enjoy after-hours merriment and take in our festive drone show for the holidays! ⛄ Tickets are on sale now: bit.ly/4yYB6VE
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Calling all Brevard residents— don't miss out! 📣 Salute to Brevard offers residents discounted daily admission from now to Sunday, October 25. Guests are encouraged to bring canned goods and non-perishable food items to donate.
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John D. Bartoe is our Astronaut of the Day until October 21! 👨‍🚀 💫 Stop by to hear more about his shuttle flight and career as an astrophysicist! Explore more 💻: bit.ly/4bXUJEr
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NASA
@NASAOct 14
Join us on Oct. 23 for an update on our plans to return American astronauts to the Moon by 2028. NASA leadership will also give details on the upcoming Artemis III mission to test critical systems needed for future Moon landings. go.nasa.gov/4hNAvjO
The Moon, as seen by Artemis II astronauts just before they passed behind it. The edge of the visible surface of the Moon, or the limb, is visible. Just beyond that is Earth, lit like a crescent moon.

ALT The Moon, as seen by Artemis II astronauts just before they passed behind it. The edge of the visible surface of the Moon, or the limb, is visible. Just beyond that is Earth, lit like a crescent moon.

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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemisOct 13
Artemis III progress! 🚀 The rocket boosters have been stacked. Teams are inspecting the solar arrays and testing the spacecraft. The crew is continuing training for their upcoming mission to test lunar landers in low Earth orbit. All this and more has Artemis III on track for launch in 2027: go.nasa.gov/3W7jHeV
Interior view of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building showing multiple levels of steel platforms, walkways, and support structures surrounding the Space Launch System core stage and solid rocket booster segments. Bright work lights illuminate the large white booster sections and dense network of pipes, beams, and scaffolding as teams prepare hardware for upcoming Artemis III operations. Credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston

ALT Interior view of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building showing multiple levels of steel platforms, walkways, and support structures surrounding the Space Launch System core stage and solid rocket booster segments. Bright work lights illuminate the large white booster sections and dense network of pipes, beams, and scaffolding as teams prepare hardware for upcoming Artemis III operations. Credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston

Technicians extend and inspect one of the solar array wing panels that will attach the Orion service module for Artemis III inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: NASA/Amanda Stevenson

ALT Technicians extend and inspect one of the solar array wing panels that will attach the Orion service module for Artemis III inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: NASA/Amanda Stevenson

Four small white sample cups on a tray, each holding a different portion of prepared food. The foods vary in color and texture, including a green‑flecked mixture, a golden paste, a white grain-like sample, and a chunkier mixture with darker pieces. The Artemis III crew tasted various food items on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory, to determine what they’ll eat on their mission in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

ALT Four small white sample cups on a tray, each holding a different portion of prepared food. The foods vary in color and texture, including a green‑flecked mixture, a golden paste, a white grain-like sample, and a chunkier mixture with darker pieces. The Artemis III crew tasted various food items on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory, to determine what they’ll eat on their mission in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

The Artemis III astronauts pose for a group photo on the front porch before conducting hoist training with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 in San Diego, California, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Credit: US Navy/2nd Class August Clawson

ALT The Artemis III astronauts pose for a group photo on the front porch before conducting hoist training with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 in San Diego, California, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Credit: US Navy/2nd Class August Clawson

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“I don’t think the human mind is equipped to look at this.” 🌙 #ICYMI last week, the Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report was released-- by the crew, for humanity. Ranging from the colorful minerals that make up the Moon to an unprecedented lunar eclipse view unseen from Earth, the data captured from space can now be used down on the ground to support future science research endeavors.
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Marcos Pontes is our Astronaut of the Day until October 17! 👨‍🚀 💫 Stop by and meet the first Brazilian astronaut to fly in space. Explore more 💻: tinyurl.com/4vpknvsy
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🚀 Salute to Brevard returns from October 12-25. Brevard County residents will receive discounted daily admission. 🥫Guests are encouraged to bring canned goods and non-perishable food items to donate.
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Apple-solute must haves from our Fall Bites menu 🍎🍂 Start your Saturday with our Jumbo Apple Streusel Muffin or Apple Fritter at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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Today is #BakingSodaRocketDay! 🚀🥤 We partnered with @ArmandHammer to launch our own baking soda rockets with the help of Engelwood Elementary School students.
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🛠️ Put your engineering skills to the test! The Future Engineers: The Truss Build Challenge lets you and your crew build a rigid framework using rod-and-connector materials — just like the truss that forms the backbone of the ISS! This is available as an add-on enhancement to admission. Reserve your spot today! bit.ly/4hN2dMh
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Greg Linteris is our Astronaut of the Day until October 12! 👨‍🚀 💫 Stop by to hear more about his 2️⃣ spaceflights logging over 471 hours in space! Explore more 💻: tinyurl.com/3p9f2a6n
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One of the best viewing spots for a crewed launch (in our professional opinion 🫢 🚀)
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NASA
@NASAOct 5
It's World Space Week! This year's theme is "Rocket Revolution" — celebrate with us by looking back to the launch of Artemis II, powered by our Space Launch System rocket and its 8.8 million pounds of thrust. Learn more about SLS: go.nasa.gov/4hEftTg
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Norm Thagard is our Astronaut of the Day until October 7! 👨‍🚀 💫 Stop by to hear about his 5⃣ spaceflights, including being the first American Cosmonaut Researcher with 115 days in space! Explore more 💻: bit.ly/4c8HoIc
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🚀 Celebrate World Space Week with us on October 9, 2026! Visit with space partners and discover this year’s theme: Science and Technology. 🌌 bit.ly/4dIKzb1 Don’t miss a day full of discovery, innovation, and fun for all ages under space shuttle Atlantis! #WorldSpaceWeek
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Ever wonder how NASA gets striking images of the cosmos? 🌌 Unlike a traditional smartphone camera that produces an image in a fraction of a second, NASA's space telescopes, such as Webb, produce raw images that look nearly black at the start. The telescopes use various filters that detect certain molecules and elements, and files with matching characteristics are combined to create a base image. NASA then removes artifacts (elements that aren't necessary or needed for a research perspective) and carefully applies color chromatically via wavelength detection (short: blue, medium: green, and long: red). Through careful color balancing and composition, the photos are now ready for the public eye to take in. Visual Descriptions: 1.On the left are six images of the Pillars of Creation taken by different color filters from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera. Once combined, they form the initial composite image on the right. From there, the image will need to go through color balancing and composition editing. Credit: NASA 2. A photograph of the Pillars of Creation features a highly detailed view of interstellar cloud columns made up of gas and dust taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
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The Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters have landed LZ-1 and LZ-2.
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LIFTOFF! 🚀Go #FalconHeavy! Go #NROL!
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