Kennedy Space Center offers VIP viewing

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The SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, January 24, 2019.
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Rockets launched off Cape Canaveral will soon be on the Space Coast for the first time this year as SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket for Indonesian satellite operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) and Israeli non-profit SpaceIL Thursdaythe 21st of February.

But the long-awaited demonstration flight of the Crew Dragon test flight and SpaceX's Falcon 9 is perhaps even more exciting than the return of launches.

While rocket fire resumed this week from a temporary break, the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex has released special viewing opportunity packages for guests attending the unprepared test flight.

Commercial Aerospace Companies, SpaceX and Boeing, in partnership with NASA, have once again sent US astronauts to the International Space Station, which has not been done since 2011.

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Offering the closest viewing opportunities to witness the launch of a rocket, the visitor complex not only plans to give guests an out-of-the-ordinary experience for this memorable occasion, it will also offer them an experience VIP.

Guests can choose between two options: "Feel the Heat" and "Feel the Fun".

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The Feel the Heat package, $ 195, includes:

SpaceX DM-1, Apollo / Saturn V Center view, approximately 3.6 miles from Launch Pad 39A
Two-day admission to the visitor complex
Close Encounters with Mars Rover Vehicle Navigator
Prepared meal and two drink tickets
Two free retail souvenirs
SpaceX Commemorative Postcard-1
Demo-1 Memorial Lanyard and Badge
Commemorative Lithograph Demo-1
SpaceX luggage tag
Reusable water bottle
Digital photo on launch day
Full access to exhibitions and shows at the Apollo / Saturn V Center

The "Feel the Pleasure" package, $ 115, includes:

SpaceX DM-1 looking from the North Lawn of the Atlantis Shuttle, about 12 km from the launch pad
Two-day admission to the visitor complex
Prepared meal
SpaceX luggage tag
SpaceX Commemorative Postcard-1
Commeorative Demo-1 lithograph
Digital photo on launch day
Launch of a party with a live DJ
Junior astronaut activity

Tickets can be purchased from the website of the visitor complex at kennedyspacecenter.com.

The 156-foot SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propeller was towed to Port Canaveral shortly after 11:00 am Friday by the tug Eagle. The propeller attempted to land in the landing zone 1 of Cape Canaveral Air Base about eight minutes after its launch on Wednesday, but landed in the ocean due to a problem d & # 39; hydraulics.

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NASA's Commercial Crew Program will be the first time that commercially designed and operated US spacecraft will be designed for humans and will be moored to the space station. However, prior to any crewed mission, SpaceX and Boeing must perform unmanned flight tests to ensure that they are ready for subsequent crew missions.

SpaceX Demo-1 flight tests are not scheduled until March 2, while Boeing Orbital's unmanned flight tests are not scheduled until April.

If flight tests meet the requirements of NASA, the world could see a crewed mission in July.

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