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#220
by
RobertoBOZ
on 22 Apr, 2010 15:54
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What exactly is the difference between Gator tours tickets and KSC tickets?
Because the KSC are hard to order, while you can easily purchase a Gator ticket.
I've decided to order a Gator ticket. As I understand, we will drive to KSC, visis the VC, and then drive to the causeway?
Can anyone give me more information?
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#221
by
ddenzler
on 22 Apr, 2010 16:01
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I just ordered the GATOR tour also. Essentially it is the same launch tickets at the caseway that they distribute throught the Visitor Center but they handle them and distibute them once you get on the bus. The tickets from KSC Visitor Center arrive to the Tour Service by armored vehicles a week before launch. You also get a 2 day pass to the Visitor Center included. I did this to garuntee my ticket at the Causeway.
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#222
by
jc101
on 22 Apr, 2010 16:07
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Yes, those Gator buses leave right away from the causeway, there is no way to stop off at the VC to attempt to purchase the LTT tickets. Best to get Gator ones for the causeway and KSC viewing ones as backup so if it is scrubbed you can indeed come back on your own and at least watch from the VC.
Thanks for the answer!
Now I get it.
I didn't know that the Gator buses leave right away and there is no way to purchase LTT tickets again. I will keep trying to get the LTT tickets from the KSC Visitor Complex website because Gator is too risky.
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#223
by
shuttlefanatic
on 22 Apr, 2010 17:11
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guessing they are using IIS webserver. Can be very finicky if the load suddenly increases. Can often kill the webserver until it is restarted.
Heh. What a surprise
GET /index.html HTTP/1.1
Host:
www.kennedyspacecenter.comHTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 34
Content-Type: text/html
Last-Modified: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:24:07 GMT
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "23bd443b38e2ca1:b92c"
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
X-Powered-By: ASP.NETDate: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:07:46 GMT
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#224
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 17:16
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guessing they are using IIS webserver. Can be very finicky if the load suddenly increases. Can often kill the webserver until it is restarted.
Heh. What a surprise
GET /index.html HTTP/1.1
Host: www.kennedyspacecenter.com
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 34
Content-Type: text/html
Last-Modified: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:24:07 GMT
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "23bd443b38e2ca1:b92c"
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:07:46 GMT
I would even help them fix it for a couple VIP tickets, but I am sure Delaware North is on top of it.
EDIT: I recently crashed one of my production IIS servers with a new vulnerability testing tool that I have. Exhibited almost identical symptoms to the KSC website. And even once the high traffic ceases, the webserver continues to act the same until it is rebooted.
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#225
by
RobertoBOZ
on 22 Apr, 2010 17:20
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I just ordered the GATOR tour also. Essentially it is the same launch tickets at the caseway that they distribute throught the Visitor Center but they handle them and distibute them once you get on the bus. The tickets from KSC Visitor Center arrive to the Tour Service by armored vehicles a week before launch. You also get a 2 day pass to the Visitor Center included. I did this to garuntee my ticket at the Causeway.
Then why don't they go as fast as the tickets at the KSC site. You can order at Gator at this moment without problems, but the site from KSC blacks out.
Why does everyone want the KSC tickets?
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#226
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 17:33
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I just ordered the GATOR tour also. Essentially it is the same launch tickets at the caseway that they distribute throught the Visitor Center but they handle them and distibute them once you get on the bus. The tickets from KSC Visitor Center arrive to the Tour Service by armored vehicles a week before launch. You also get a 2 day pass to the Visitor Center included. I did this to garuntee my ticket at the Causeway.
Then why don't they go as fast as the tickets at the KSC site. You can order at Gator at this moment without problems, but the site from KSC blacks out.
Why does everyone want the KSC tickets?
Well, they are half the price.......
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#227
by
nono_in_space
on 22 Apr, 2010 20:11
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I just ordered the GATOR tour also. Essentially it is the same launch tickets at the caseway that they distribute throught the Visitor Center but they handle them and distibute them once you get on the bus. The tickets from KSC Visitor Center arrive to the Tour Service by armored vehicles a week before launch. You also get a 2 day pass to the Visitor Center included. I did this to garuntee my ticket at the Causeway.
Then why don't they go as fast as the tickets at the KSC site. You can order at Gator at this moment without problems, but the site from KSC blacks out.
Why does everyone want the KSC tickets?
Well, they are half the price.......
I ordered a Gator-Ticket but I'll try to get a KSC ticket, too.
Gator for the first attempt and KSC as Backup
with the chance of getting one for the third....
It's a "once in a liftetime" experience
and the tickets are the smallest amount of the cost of this trip.
- no risks - I will not save money at the most important part of all.
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#228
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 20:20
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I just ordered the GATOR tour also. Essentially it is the same launch tickets at the caseway that they distribute throught the Visitor Center but they handle them and distibute them once you get on the bus. The tickets from KSC Visitor Center arrive to the Tour Service by armored vehicles a week before launch. You also get a 2 day pass to the Visitor Center included. I did this to garuntee my ticket at the Causeway.
Then why don't they go as fast as the tickets at the KSC site. You can order at Gator at this moment without problems, but the site from KSC blacks out.
Why does everyone want the KSC tickets?
Well, they are half the price.......
I ordered a Gator-Ticket but I'll try to get a KSC ticket, too.
Gator for the first attempt and KSC as Backup
with the chance of getting one for the third....
It's a "once in a liftetime" experience
and the tickets are the smallest amount of the cost of this trip.
- no risks - I will not save money at the most important part of all.
I know Gator tickets are non-refundable, but are they transferable?
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#229
by
sanfordshazam
on 22 Apr, 2010 20:59
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For STS-131 I had already purchased two Gator Tour tickets when I received word from my congressman's office that my name had come up on the "wait list".
I called Gator Tours to see what my options were, and surprisingly they offered to give me a refund. There's no guarantee, but I wanted to mention this. The Gator Tour tickets sold out the next day. They know that for these last few launches the tickets are guaranteed to sell out, so perhaps they being a bit more flexible.
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#230
by
SgtBulldog
on 22 Apr, 2010 21:48
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Tickets going on sale early next week per KSC website and Twitter.
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#231
by
robertross
on 22 Apr, 2010 22:23
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For STS-131 I had already purchased two Gator Tour tickets when I received word from my congressman's office that my name had come up on the "wait list".
I called Gator Tours to see what my options were, and surprisingly they offered to give me a refund. There's no guarantee, but I wanted to mention this. The Gator Tour tickets sold out the next day. They know that for these last few launches the tickets are guaranteed to sell out, so perhaps they being a bit more flexible.
Thanks for that. Good to know.
But if I do get KSC tickets, I'll look at selling the Gator ticket here first.
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#232
by
robertross
on 22 Apr, 2010 22:24
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Tickets going on sale early next week per KSC website and Twitter.
Thanks. I'll be ready for 'round 2'
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#233
by
Furner
on 22 Apr, 2010 22:25
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For STS-131 I had already purchased two Gator Tour tickets when I received word from my congressman's office that my name had come up on the "wait list".
I called Gator Tours to see what my options were, and surprisingly they offered to give me a refund. There's no guarantee, but I wanted to mention this. The Gator Tour tickets sold out the next day. They know that for these last few launches the tickets are guaranteed to sell out, so perhaps they being a bit more flexible.
They should not have any problem selling any tickets they have available.
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#234
by
mhaaksma
on 22 Apr, 2010 22:28
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I see a lot talk about gator, what about florida dolphin tours? According to the ksc site they are also approved. Are they ok to purchase from? They appear to have the same policies as gator, just not nearly as many pickup locations.
Thx!
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#235
by
RobertoBOZ
on 22 Apr, 2010 22:48
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I just ordered the GATOR tour also. Essentially it is the same launch tickets at the caseway that they distribute throught the Visitor Center but they handle them and distibute them once you get on the bus. The tickets from KSC Visitor Center arrive to the Tour Service by armored vehicles a week before launch. You also get a 2 day pass to the Visitor Center included. I did this to garuntee my ticket at the Causeway.
Then why don't they go as fast as the tickets at the KSC site. You can order at Gator at this moment without problems, but the site from KSC blacks out.
Why does everyone want the KSC tickets?
Well, they are half the price.......
Okay. I was thinking that Gator was giving a lousy experience, because to be honest, I don't think 115 dollar is expensive for an experience like this.
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#236
by
robertross
on 22 Apr, 2010 23:25
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It isn't expensive when you think of how much you spend on travel costs, room & board, souveniers....
It's the WHOLE REASON you are there. Live off of hot dogs & KD if you must, but go all out on the viewing!
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#237
by
smith5se
on 23 Apr, 2010 06:57
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Hummm makes me wonder if ticket purchasing will change yet again as the current set up obviously didn't work LOL
Here we go waiting for round two...
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#238
by
Col
on 23 Apr, 2010 10:11
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Gator tours causeway tickets booked and confirmed looking forward to this all the way from Australia,hopefully stays on track STS132 :-)
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#239
by
oscar_the_grouch
on 23 Apr, 2010 11:39
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and it seems, either graylinelaunch.com /gator tickets
are sold out too, or they stopped selling them.
