Apollo/Saturn V Center

Included with Admission
Wheelchair Accessible
Must-See Attraction
Quiet Room Available
Allow 1 hours

Enter the Apollo Era

There are moments in American history that unified our country and shifted our culture. The Apollo Moon landings represent one of these pivotal periods. The Apollo/Saturn V Center pays homage to the people and machines that made the improbable possible and the future seem bigger than we ever dared to dream. Relive the wonder and excitement of the Apollo era as you stand in amazement under the gigantic Saturn V, the largest rocket ever flown, and explore interactive and engaging exhibits. This one-of-a-kind attraction celebrates the unprecedented achievement of putting humans on the Moon and the awe felt in that moment by all humankind.

The Apollo/Saturn V Center is accessible via a Kennedy Space Center bus and is included with admission.

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Saturn V Rocket

Title	Content
First Flight	November 9, 1967
Last Flight	May 14, 1973
Total Flights	12
Height	363 feet (111 meters)
(Fueled) Weight	6.2 million lbs (2.8 million kg)
Crew Carried	24
Space Station Missions	1 (Skylab)
Moon Missions	6
Launch Pad	LC-39A

Firing Room in the the Apollo/Saturn V Center — Before entering the Apollo/Saturn V Center, experience the thrill of the space race with the launch of Apollo 8. Watch history unfold in the Firing Room as the first crewed Saturn V mission blasts into space.

Child touching a moon rock inside the Apollo/Saturn V center — Inside the Apollo/Saturn V Center, you can touch an actual Moon rock!

Lunar Theater recreating the first moon landing — Relive the final few minutes leading up to the first words ever spoken from the surface of the Moon, “Houston, Tranquility Base here…the Eagle has landed.” Using 3D theatrical elements blended with actual NASA film footage and mission control recordings, the Lunar Theater recreates events of that historic day in July 1969.

Lunar Module 9 with a life-sized scene from the Apollo 11 Moon landing display — See the real Lunar Module 9 with a life-sized scene from the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Gain a better understanding of this vehicle and how to land it on foreign terrain.

Take a moment to relax and reflect in the Moon Tree Garden. These second-generation trees are direct descendants of seeds that were taken to the Moon, and were supplied by Rosemary Roosa, Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa’s daughter and president and chief executive officer of the Moon Tree Foundation. The garden surrounds a one-of-a-kind bronze statue of the Apollo 11 astronauts. The statue was created by sculptors George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen and Joey Bainer, and is on loan to the visitor complex from Rocket Mortgage® by Quicken Loans.

Group of people interacting with a command service module — Take a look into a real command service module, interact with a timeline showing the steps taken to get to the Moon and view artifacts from these early Apollo missions.

NASA Astrovan on display — Astronauts used this van for their ride from crew quarters to the launch pad. The small section of the umbilical tower is just the upper section of what was a 380-foot steel structure that allowed astronauts to reach the spacecraft atop the Saturn V rocket.

Fisher Space Pen display — Learn the history of the iconic Astronaut Space Pen that has flown on every crewed space mission since Apollo 7. The pen can write upside down, under water and in extreme temperatures.

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