{"id":8483,"date":"2015-05-21T10:36:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T09:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetopvillas.com\/blog\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2025-01-29T09:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:06:49","slug":"kennedy-space-center-visitors-awed-atlas-v-rocket-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetopvillas.com\/blog\/florida\/kennedy-space-center-visitors-awed-atlas-v-rocket-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Space Center Visitors &#8220;Awed and Amazed&#8221; By Atlas V Rocket Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kennedy Space Center guests were &#8220;awed and amazed&#8221; by the thunderous roar of an Atlas V rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral yesterday.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter wp-image-8488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetopvillas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rocket-launch.jpg\" alt=\"Atlas V launch at Kennedy Space Center\" width=\"564\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image courtesy of Kennedy Space Center, Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have been recently staying in our luxury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetopvillas.com\/destination\/florida\">Florida vacation homes<\/a>, you may have witnessed something truly unforgettable. The United Launch Alliance launched from Cape&#8217;s Air Force Station at 11.05am carrying the U.S. Air Force\u2019s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on a national defence mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offered the closest public viewing of the launch, with guests at the LC-39 Observation Gantry enjoying an up-close, front row seat view.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the launch visitor Norman Trover said, &#8220;Watching the rocket lift off was a really memorable experience and something all the family enjoyed. The view was great and we were awed and amazed seeing it in action. It was a really close view so we didn&#8217;t miss a thing. The roar that thing made was incredible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The X-37B space plane carried by the Atlas V rocket is designed to launch like a satellite and land like an airplane. In 2012, it broke the record for the longest mission of a reusable space vehicle after a 469-day mission. Air Force Space Command-5 marks the 54<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0launch of an Atlas V rocket since its first mission in 2002.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1.7;\">The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying by season.\u00a0\u00a0Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11.\u00a0The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers annual passes starting at $75\u00a0+ tax for adults and $60 + tax for children ages 3-11.\u00a0For more information, call\u00a0877-313-2610<span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1.7;\">\u00a0<\/span>or visit the <a title=\"kennedy space centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedyspacecenter.com\/\">website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Stay near the Kennedy Space Center<\/h2>\n<p>When looking to stay near the Kennedy Space Center, our award-winning collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetopvillas.com\/destination\/florida\">Florida vacation homes<\/a> promise to blast you off to a memorable getaway. Located in the #1 Florida resorts and destinations, you will find our luxury homes equipped with private in-house amenities such as pools and games rooms &#8211; with access to a plethora of optional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetopvillas.com\/concierge\">Concierge services<\/a> to enhance your stay.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1.7;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Space Center guests were &#8220;awed and amazed&#8221; by the thunderous roar of an Atlas V rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral yesterday. 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