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Travel
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New Space Visor
from Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex
Offers Enhanced Visitor Experience Anywhere!
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Cape
Canaveral, FL – January 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Experience space as
only NASA astronauts have before with the new, custom-designed
Space
Visor virtual reality headset and mobile applications available exclusively
at
Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex.
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 Available
for purchase at visitor complex gift shops and online at TheSpaceShop.com,
the Space Visor transports users to a spacewalk outside the International
Space Station (ISS), where they can explore inside and learn about each
module, and then to the surface of the moon on a rocky lunar rover ride.
Other experiences include visits to restricted areas at the visitor complex
such as the Gemini IX and Apollo 14 capsules and more. The headset can
be used while at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and then from anywhere
else a user might be.
“At
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex we create immersive space experiences
for our visitors,” said Therrin Protze, chief operating officer, Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex. “The Space Visor is the next step to bring
our guests an unparalleled experience at the height of current technology.”
The
premium headset allows users to interact with three separate applications:
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KSC
360 Expedition encompasses all parts of the visitor complex, and users
are prompted to learn facts about each rocket in the Rocket Garden, gaze
at space shuttle Atlantis as she floats in orbit, take a ride on the moon
in a lunar rover at the Apollo/Saturn V Center and sit in the commander
seat of the Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini IX and Apollo 14 capsules.
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Space
Dreams explores the room of a space-inspired child to learn facts and
figures about the solar system from galactic-themed décor including
each planet, a Mars rover and a Mercury spacesuit.
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Edge
of Home allows guests to see the International Space Station like an
astronaut; they will take part in an extravehicular activity, walk around
the outside of the ISS while learning facts and figures about each module.
Delaware
North, operators of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, worked with
Orlando-based VR technology partner, brandVR,
to create content that is compelling and approachable for all audiences.
For
more information, click here: www.KennedySpaceCenter.com/spacevisor
About
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S.
space program, offering a full day or more of fun, inspiration and educational
activities, including the Kennedy Space Center Tour featuring the Apollo/Saturn
V Center with an actual Saturn V moon rocket, Space Shuttle Atlantis®,
Shuttle Launch Experience®, IMAX® A Beautiful Planet 3D and Journey
To Space 3D films, Astronaut Encounter, Journey To Mars: Explorers Wanted,
Science on a Sphere®, Rocket Garden, Cosmic Quest, and many other exhibits.
Its newest attraction, Heroes & Legends, featuring the U.S.
Astronaut Hall of Fame® opened November 11, 2016. Only 45 minutes
from Orlando, Fla., Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at
9 a.m. with closing times varying by season. Admission is $50 + tax for
adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11. Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex offers annual passes starting at $75 + tax for adults and $60 +
tax for children ages 3-11. For more information, call 877-313-2610 or
visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
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About
Delaware North
Delaware
North is one of the largest privately-held hospitality and food service
companies in the world. Founded in 1915 and owned by the Jacobs family,
Delaware North has global operations at high-profile places such as sports
and entertainment venues, national and state parks, destination resorts
and restaurants, airports, and regional casinos. Our 60,000 employee associates
are dedicated to creating special experiences one guest at a time in serving
more than a half-billion guests annually. Delaware North has annual revenue
of $3 billion in the sports, travel hospitality, restaurants and catering,
parks, resorts, gaming, and specialty retail industries. Learn more about
Delaware North, a global leader in hospitality and food service, at www.DelawareNorth.com.
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with Delaware North on Facebook
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About
brandVR
brandVR
(www.brandvr.co) is a full-service
AR/VR tech company which helps organizations tackle tough problems using
the power of immersive experiences. Founded by a veteran team with experience
in digital gaming and business, brandVR is horizontally integrated so it
can create, distribute, market, and analyze AR/VR experiences to help organizations
market and sell their products. brandVR’s talent has already helped hundreds
of companies launch their VR campaigns throughout the world including:
Huffington Post, Financial Times, Google, Gensler, Intuit, and NASA.
Contacts:
Andrea
Farmer
Public
Relations Manager
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
321-449-4318
Lauren
Walbert
410-616-8943
Hillman
Communications
for
KSCVC
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