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This image provided by NASA Saturday Jan. 10, 2009 shows a 360-degree panorama of the view from the location where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity spent five weeks in November and December 2008 while the sun was nearly directly in between Mars and Earth, limiting communications. (AP Photo/NASA)
As our scientific knowledge advances, we dream and hope for a future where the possibilities of space travel is available for the masses and not just the elite. So far we have put a man on the moon and sent robots to mars and beyond. So the future of space travel is looking quite positive, especially at the Walt Disney World Resorts.
At Disney World you can become an astronaut in a 5.5-minute trip into space on Mission: SPACE, located in Epcot’s Future World. This simulator ride takes you on a realistic adventure during your space flight to Mars.
Each member of your flight crew is given a job to perform while traveling. Experience the force of lift off, take a nap in hyper sleep and then bravely land the spacecraft, keeping your fingers crossed so you do not fall off the cliff.
There are two different versions of Mission: SPACE, you choose the one you want. One side will take you on a full G-force feeling mission and the other is not as aggressive. Some guests with certain medical conditions, such as fear of enclosed spaces and motion sickness, just to name a few, should be careful when deciding to choose to ride Mission: SPACE. There is also a height requirement to ride. If you have any questions or concerns check with a Disney Cast Member before riding the ride.
For those not tall enough, unable to ride the ride, or just choose not to, can enjoy the Mission: SPACE Advanced Training Lab. It is an interactive, hands on learning experience for all ages. You can compete in the Mission: SPACE Race, create video postcards to send via email and shop in the Mission: SPACE Cargo Bay.
Mission:SPACE as seen from the Monorail. Photo by Heather Leigh Landon
The Mission: SPACE Race is where two teams containing both astronauts and ground control come head to head in a space mission. Who will get their rocket from Mars to Earth first? You will have to test your skills and see.
Also in the Mission: SPACE Advanced Training Lab is Expedition Mars where you can explore the terrain of Mars and see the beauty a planet unlike ours has to offer. Space Base is especially for the little space explorers and is a great place for parents to relax while they climb through their own spacecraft sized down just for them.
For more information about the future of space travel, I discovered this site, Daily Galaxy, it has interesting information about the future of space, travel and earth as we now know it.
For more information about your "Earth" travels to the Walt Disney World Resort visit www.disneyworld.com.
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