Happy Earth Day! 🌎 #KennedySpaceCenter Visitor Complex celebrated Earth Day during the partial solar eclipse earlier this month. Activities included presentations, scavenger hunts, butterfly releases and information tables from 18 local vendors.

We love our island ❤️

We share our island with the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which provides a habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals. #GlobalSelfie

Happy #EarthDay from Kennedy Space Center!

#DYK the consoles at the Apollo/Saturn V Center were the real consoles used during the Apollo program? Experience the countdown of Apollo 8 in the Firing Room Theater as you see and feel the powerful Saturn V Moon rocket lift off from the launch pad.

John D. Bartoe is our Astronaut of the Day until April 25! 👨‍🚀
💫 Stop by to hear more about his shuttle flight and career as an astrophysicist!
Explore more 💻: tinyurl.com/5n7mcvsr

Stand in amazement under the Saturn V rocket. 🚀

📸: tinyurl.com/yc7uepz4

Today, the program gave its 'go for launch' following its Flight Test Readiness Review for Boeing Space's Crew Flight Test mission.

This is another step on the path to launch and the next Flight Test Readiness Review will be completed April 25, with a media telecon at 6pm ET.

🚨LAUNCH ALERT🚨
🚀NASA's Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test
⏰NET May 6, 2024 at 10:34 p.m.
👨‍🚀NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Boeing's first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew.
🎟Reserve your spot: tinyurl.com/3bncw4y5

Merlin engine ignition and liftoff of Falcon 9!

LIFTOFF! Go #Falcon9 ! 🚀

Watch as Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites to orbit twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Propellant load has started for this evening's Starlink launch. All systems are currently go with clear blue skies at the launch site in Florida

We are one hour away from launch! SpaceX is still targeting 5:26 p.m. for liftoff. Tune in five minutes before liftoff for live coverage: tinyurl.com/3m3nfvpu

Less than two hours until launch! SpaceX is targeting 5:26 p.m. for liftoff of a Falcon 9 Starlink launch. Backup opportunities are available until 9:24 p.m. The visitor complex will remain open until 6 p.m. for the attempt.

Start your day at #KennedySpaceCenter Visitor Complex by hearing the stories of NASA’s space pioneers that inspired a nation. Heroes and Legends, presented by Boeing Space, allows you to relive the thrills and dangers of America’s earliest space missions.

This morning, Boeing Space rolled out the #Starliner spacecraft for NASA Commercial Crew's Crew Flight Test mission, scheduled to launch on May 6 from SLC-41.

The spacecraft has been placed atop its ULA Atlas V rocket for stacking operations: go.nasa.gov/49FPMeU

🚀 STACKED: Boeing Space's #Starliner spacecraft has been placed atop @ULALaunch's Atlas V rocket for the agency's Crew Flight Test mission!

Set to lift off May 6, Starliner will spend about a week docked to International Space Station: go.nasa.gov/3w4zEpz

It’s your turn to be a crew member as you climb through a 3/8 scale replica of the International Space Station (ISS). 💡Remember: Astronauts don't wear shoes on the ISS! Kick your shoes off and travel between the Destiny and Unity modules in Space Shuttle Atlantis.

#Starliner has been securely integrated with the #AtlasV rocket, which will fly Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to International Space Station on the Crew Flight Test. Thanks to ULA for helping to accomplish this important step toward launch.

More: starlinerupdates.com/starliner-roll…

📸: ULA

🚨LAUNCH ALERT🚨
🚀SpaceX will launch the next Starlink mission.
⏰April 17 with a launch window that opens at 5:24 p.m.
👀The main visitor complex will remain open until 6 p.m. for the attempt.
💻Explore More: tinyurl.com/ju9pbxru

Mark Lee is our Astronaut of the Day until April 20! 👨‍🚀
💫 Stop by to hear more about his 4500 hours of flight time and 4️⃣ shuttle missions.
Explore more 💻: tinyurl.com/mr3c4h9h