For a brief moment, you feel as light as a feather, as if you’re floating in your seat. Then as you begin to wonder if you’re really cut out for space flight, you suddenly reach orbit and the sensation of weightlessness takes over. You’re about to “get vertical” in an all-too-real simulation of the space shuttle’s eight-and-a-half-minute ascent into orbit.Sure enough, just as Commander Bolden described, you’ll feel the g-forces pushing you back into your seat as you hurtle toward the heavens at simulated speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour. Dash Air Shuttle announced on July 27, 2022, that the company would be delaying the launch of flights due to a DOT complaint filed by Kenmore Air. He even tells you what to do if you receive the dreaded 402 alarm… But there’s no time to worry about that – it’s time to enter the crew cabin and strap in. Commander Bolden takes you step by step through the launch sequence, beginning four hours before launch and fast forwarding to the final seconds on the countdown clock. Next, enter the heart of space shuttle operations for your prelaunch briefing, given by veteran Space Shuttle Commander and NASA Administrator, Charlie Bolden. The setup is simple. View the launch schedule for rocket launches around. While you have no control over the actual launch, once at 800,000 feet you can take control. Your journey begins as you walk up the gantry, hearing from experienced NASA astronauts as they share their personal recollections of their own missions into space. Space enthusiasts can quickly get a list of upcoming rocket launches. Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to be an astronaut…strapped flat on your back in a fully fueled spacecraft, waiting in anticipation for the final seconds of the countdown… 3…2…1…Įxperience what veteran NASA astronauts call the next best thing to an actual space shuttle launch – Shuttle Launch Experience®, located inside the Space Shuttle AtlantisSM attraction.

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