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#180
by
sts126
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:21
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did they ever get waiting room open, I tried at about 750am central. nothing but thought it was my flacky internet connection but nothing on iphone either
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#181
by
oscar_the_grouch
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:27
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not sure, I don't think so.
did try since 8:40
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#182
by
discovery_fan
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:32
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I don't think the virtual waiting room ever worked. I think the server broke down by 8:45 EDST.
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#183
by
MTAS
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:32
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which could also mean, some lucky few came through and they are sold out
As per Twitter, they are not on sale at this time.
http://twitter.com/EXPLORESPACEKSC
Excellent, thanks for posting that!
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#184
by
Andrewwski
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:33
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Thank HKS, he posted it first.
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#185
by
pechisbeque
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:33
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I'm not missing out so just bought a Grayhound VIP tour - All booked and Paid for 
Frosty (Australia)
I did the same.
The Gator Tours tickets include an extra Kennedy Space Center ticket so the price difference is only $20 and this way I have my causeway ticket assured. Also, no need the spend the rest of the afternoon wondering when the KSC website comes back online.
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#186
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:34
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I'm not missing out so just bought a Grayhound VIP tour - All booked and Paid for
Frosty (Australia)
I did the same.
The Gator Tours tickets include an extra Kennedy Space Center ticket so the price difference is only $20 and this way I have my causeway ticket assured. Also, no need the spend the rest of the afternoon wondering when the KSC website comes back online.
Is this true that the Gator tours package has an extra ticket above and beyond the KSC LTT package?
I was going to buy year-passes to KSC for me and my wife as the price is so good for those, but maybe the extra ticket and the guarantee of having a ticket is worth the Gator Tours price.
I see that they have a Titusville pickup area, we are staying in Titusville, I feared before that Gator tours only had pickups much further inland.
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#187
by
HKS
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:35
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Perhaps they should borrow some of the webservers from NSF... :p
I think they should have known that this was happening and had some backup capacity!
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#188
by
oscar_the_grouch
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:37
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gator tours
What's included in the VIP Package?
Transportation from a pickup location to the Kennedy Space Center.
Admission ticket to the Kennedy Space Center. A 2-day ticket valid for 1 week from launch date.
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#189
by
HKS
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:37
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I'm not missing out so just bought a Grayhound VIP tour - All booked and Paid for
Frosty (Australia)
I did the same.
The Gator Tours tickets include an extra Kennedy Space Center ticket so the price difference is only $20 and this way I have my causeway ticket assured. Also, no need the spend the rest of the afternoon wondering when the KSC website comes back online.
Is this true that the Gator tours package has an extra ticket above and beyond the KSC LTT package?
I was going to buy year-passes to KSC for me and my wife as the price is so good for those, but maybe the extra ticket and the guarantee of having a ticket is worth the Gator Tours price.
I see that they have a Titusville pickup area, we are staying in Titusville, I feared before that Gator tours only had pickups much further inland.
No, I think that all adult KSC tickets are valid for a second day within 7 days.
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#190
by
pechisbeque
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:37
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#191
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:38
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gator tours
What's included in the VIP Package?
Transportation from a pickup location to the Kennedy Space Center.
Admission ticket to the Kennedy Space Center. A 2-day ticket valid for 1 week from launch date.
Now that the KSC website is down I cannot examine their package more carefully. Does the LTT allow access to the visitors center for launch day plus one other day? Sounds like the Gator package has the same thing, but worded differently.
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#192
by
oscar_the_grouch
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:38
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oh well, there is always Titusville Space Park or Highway 1 :-/
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#193
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:40
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Per Twitter, No LTT sales today through KSC.
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#194
by
cian
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:41
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From Twitter;
STS-132 launch tickets will not go on sale today via website or telephone. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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#195
by
robertross
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:41
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I'm not missing out so just bought a Grayhound VIP tour - All booked and Paid for
Frosty (Australia)
I did the same.
The Gator Tours tickets include an extra Kennedy Space Center ticket so the price difference is only $20 and this way I have my causeway ticket assured. Also, no need the spend the rest of the afternoon wondering when the KSC website comes back online.
Is this true that the Gator tours package has an extra ticket above and beyond the KSC LTT package?
I was going to buy year-passes to KSC for me and my wife as the price is so good for those, but maybe the extra ticket and the guarantee of having a ticket is worth the Gator Tours price.
I see that they have a Titusville pickup area, we are staying in Titusville, I feared before that Gator tours only had pickups much further inland.
I bought the annual pass a couple weeks ago.
If I get an extra KSC ticket from Gator tours, I'll just give it to someone when I'm down there.
The important thing to remember (for all) is that once the bus picks you up, you're out of luck with your tour. So for the little extra money, it's worth trying for the KSC LTT ticket. That way you can get a new ticket at no charge if it scrubs.
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#196
by
pechisbeque
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:44
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The important thing to remember (for all) is that once the bus picks you up, you're out of luck with your tour. So for the little extra money, it's worth trying for the KSC LTT ticket. That way you can get a new ticket at no charge if it scrubs.
That is not correct.
Both tickets are considered used the moment you board the bus. This is from the conditions in the KSC LTT ticket:
If you board a bus to the NASA Causeway and launch is postponed, all elements of this ticket are considered used in full. While you will no longer be able to access the NASA Causeway, you will be invited to return for the next launch attempt with your Visitor Complex admission ticket.
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#197
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:45
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I would suggest that anyone who wants updates gets a twitter account and enable text message updates. I received a ExploreSpaceKSC update via text message 10 seconds before it appeared in my live twitter page.
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#198
by
discovery_fan
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:46
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Now that the KSC website is down I cannot examine their package more carefully. Does the LTT allow access to the visitors center for launch day plus one other day? Sounds like the Gator package has the same thing, but worded differently.
As far as I understand it, the gator tour tickets have a serious disadvantage:
Once you are out to the KSC, if a scrub occurs, your package is gone. (you consumed everything).
The KSC launch viewing tickets work (from my own experience) this way:
If there is a scrub before you are on the causeway, you can come for another try. If the scrub is lets say at the t-9min. hold, at the first attempt the DNC guys usually hand you your LTT passes out once you return from the bus, and you can try one more. If there is a second scrub, you can purchase new LTTs at the gate at a set time for appr. additional 25 USD (or you can view the next attempts for free from the visitor center). Therefore with the KSC tickets you can see the launch at least from the VC, even if there are 5 scrubs. Your max. access pass is valid for every launch attempt, regardless how many attempts there are.
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#199
by
danduc
on 22 Apr, 2010 13:47
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Both KSC and Gator say about the same thing. Once you board the bus (in the bus loading area) to go to the Causeway, they have done their part of the contract with you. If you haven't set foot on that bus and the launch is scrubbed, you can return but Gator Tour will ask you for Transportation cost to bring you back (I think it was 35$ from Orlando). KSC. You get to keep the second ticket which is good for the visitor centre within the next 7 days.
Dan
