Simulators

The Center has many simulators which allow the students to experience some of the experiences of the astronauts.

This strange-looking capsule gives the feeling of riding in a rover.  The seats tilt and move.  A video provides a realistic view.  

The Space Shot simulates the feel of a rocket launch.  Riders soar 140 feet straight up in 2.5 seconds.  The campers experience 4 G's of force on the way up, two to three seconds of weightlessness, then a 1G free fall back to Earth.



On the G-Force Accelerator, campers feel the same force of gravity the astronauts experience during a space shuttle launch.  As the G-force Accelerator spins faster and faster, riders endure three times the force of gravity and lift up off their feet temporarily during the ride.