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The new entry experience at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex tells the story of NASA's past, present and future on a 3000-square-foot video display.Guests arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center can now see a space shuttle launch, a SpaceX Starship land on the moon and, just a few seconds later, astronauts walk on the surface of Mars, all before they pass through the turnstiles to enter.
The Kennedy Entry Experience takes the place of a 75-foot-long blue granite fountain, which featured the likeness and a quote from Kennedy, the center's namesake. Guests can still see the former tribute to the president, but now as part of the opening scene projected by the towering video installation.
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