NASA Kennedy Space Centre to host after-hours “techno party”
Attendees can meet NASA astronauts while dancing to techno at the exclusive after-hours event
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will host an after-hours techno event next month.
Taking place on the evening of 2nd February, ‘Under The Stars’ will transform the national space complex into a “DJ-led techno party” with Cosmic Glow miniature golf under neon lights and interactive chalk art.
Attendees will also have access to main attractions such as Spaceport KSC and Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex with reduced wait times, and a chance to get up close with flight-flown artefacts like space shuttle Atlantis and a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster.
The after-hours event will run from 6:30PM to 9:30PM on the Friday night, with glow-in-the-dark bar and lounge areas open all evening. Veteran NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson and Nicole Stott will also be in attendance, and space-themed costume (as long as it doesn’t cover the face) is encouraged.
Tickets for the event are $65 per person ($55 for pass holders), and can be purchased at kennedyspacecenter.com.
Last summer, NASA launched its own free streaming platform that allows viewers to watch launches, documentaries, and gain up-to-date information on missions such as 2024’s crewed Artemis II.
The news followed NASA sharing various recordings with the world, including audio of plasma waves hitting Earth's magnetic field and the sound of a black hole in 2022. Also that year, a NASA scientist and his brother created music from the ocean’s colours.
Also in 2022, NASA unveiled a recording that revealed that Mars has two speeds of sound. In January that year, New Scientist revealed that a "mysterious object" was blasting radio waves in space.
In November 2021, NASA shared a musical representation of a nebula in deep space – the Butterfly Nebula – using data sonification, which involves converting data to sound.
