The Experiential Design Index

Shuttle Launch Experience — Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Shuttle Launch Experience, a motion-simulator attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida, opened May 25, 2007, designed by BRC Imagination Arts for Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts.

VenueKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Project typeInstallation
StatusCompleted
Year completed2007
Technologiesmotion-base simulation, special-effects seating

Credits

FirmRoleNote
BRC Imagination Arts Content Production Strategic planning, concept development, design detail, production, immersive media production, fabrication, technical systems, and installation and integration for the motion-simulator attraction.

Description

BRC interviewed 27 former Space Shuttle astronauts to recreate the sensations of a Shuttle launch through motion technology, special-effects seats, and a 44,000-square-foot building housing four simulators.

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