Kennedy Space Center, Where else in the world do history and the future, nature and technology, young and old meet for an unforgettable and inspirational journey through space and time The Kennedy Space Center has hosted millions of guests from around the world for more than 30 years telling the story of how the United States built a space program that launched men to the Moon, orbited satellites that have improved our lives, and sent probes into distant space to solve the mysteries of the cosmos.