The Payload Blog

Mad Science Tricks and International Treats

In episode 1.06, join your hosts as they get a taste of what’s to come at the fourth-annual Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef Edition on November 15 with two of the highly regarded chefs, Jon Ashton and Jet Tila.

October 23, 2025

THE INSIDE ORBIT: Launch Countdown Clock

October 2, 2025

The Visitor's Guide to the Galaxy

Don’t panic! When you plan your visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, we have the resources to make the most of your trip. Are you a space nut or space novice? Partial to rocketry or more of a history buff? In episode 1.05, join your hosts as they explore how guests can chart their own course at the visitor complex with information agent Livia Buttry and the other friendly faces at the Information counter.

September 22, 2025

Taste of Space 2025: Meet Our Celebrity Chefs

Our favorite star-studded culinary experience, “Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef,” returns this year November 15 with a mix of fresh faces and returning fan favorites! This year’s event celebrates international cuisine in honor of the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station.

September 18, 2025

We See Stars in your Future

Fuel tanks prepped? Check. Preflight diagnostics? Check. Gourmet space snacks— vacuum sealed M&Ms for Foreman and cosmic mac and cheese for Ochoa? Check. We’re go for an out-of-this-world evening at Kennedy Under the Stars on August 30. In episode 1.04, join your hosts as they wonder about our place in the universe with featured astronauts, Mike Foreman and Ellen Ochoa, who will be attending the highly anticipated after-hours event.

August 21, 2025

Remembering Apollo Astronaut Jim Lovell

August 8, 2025