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===Mission: Space===
With the World of Motion and [[Universe of Energy]] pavilions closed for refurbishment and no immediate plans for a space pavilion, Horizons remained operational through 1998<ref name= "Martin"/>. Although basic maintenance continued to be done on the attraction, no real money was spent to update or upkeep Horizons. With the pavilion's days clearly numbered, in 1999 the idea for a space pavilion once again took center stage<ref name= "Martin"/>. Unlike previous incarnations however, this time Compaq entered negotiations to sponsor the new pavilion<ref name= "Martin"/>. With a sponsor in place, Disney settled on an idea that had previously been considered as a preshow for Journey Into Space- a centrifuge attraction that would take guests into space<ref name= "Martin"/>. In order to facilitate the new attraction, it was decided that the Horizons pavilion would be demolished and a brand new pavilion would be built. Horizons closed for good on January 9, 1999, and on April 20, 2000 Mission: Space was announced to the public<ref name= "Martin"/>. Unlike previous concepts for the space pavilion, Mission: Space was themed as an astronaut training center. Instead As such, instead of actually traveling into space as previous space , Mission: Space allows guests to experience the training that astronauts going on the first mission to Mars would experience. [[Image:MichaelEisnerSpace.jpg|400px|thumb|Michael Eisner and HP CEO Carly Fiorina at Mission: Space's Grand Opening]]
Construction on Mission: Space began in October 2001<ref name= "Martin"/>, and although there was concern that Compaq's 2002 merger with Hewlett-Packard would delay the attraction, this never happened. Mission: Space Opened to guests on August 15, 2003, and was officially dedicated on October 9th of that year<ref name= "Martin"/>.
Shortly following the opening of Mission: Space, Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) sued Disney for roughly 15 million dollars <ref name= "book"> Pedersen, R.A. The EPCOT Explorer's Encyclopedia:. United States: Epcyclopedia, 2011. Print. </ref>. The lawsuit stemmed from the fact that Disney had awarded Environmental Tectonics a 30 million dollar contract to develop the centrifuges and hardware for the attraction in 1999 <ref name= "book"/>. In their lawsuit, ETC claimed that (among other things) Disney had failed to pay the full amount of the contract, had shared details of the company's designs with competitors, prevented the company from working with other entertainment companies, and that they had not properly tested the attraction for safety<ref name= "book"/>. Disney counter-sued, claiming that ETC had failed to fulfill their contractual duties, and that they (Disney) had to spend an extra 20 million dollars in order to complete the ride<ref name= "book"/>. In January 2009, the companies settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money.
After Mission: Space opened, two guests passed away after riding the attraction. First, on June 13, 2005, four year old Daudi Bamuwamye passed away. Subsequently, On April 12, 2006 Hiltrud Blumel passed away died one day after riding the attraction and becoming ill. Although both deaths were later ruled to have been the result of pre-existing conditions, the popularity of Mission: Space took a serious hit<ref name= "book"/>.
In response to some concerns about the intensity of the attraction, on May 19, 2006 Disney revealed that Mission: Space would now feature two versions of the ride- The Green and Orange Teams <ref name= "Martin"/>. The Green Team version of the attraction, allowed guests to ride Mission: Space without the centrifuges spinning, resulting in a much tamer ride. The Orange Team on the other hand, was the normal, spinning version of the attraction<ref name= "book"/>. Following the change, the original stand by line was used for the Orange Team, while the original FastPass line was used for the Green Team <ref name= "book"/>. Furthermore, when guests enter Mission: Space, they are now handed a card with their team choice on it, thus making sure that they do not ride the wrong version of the attraction.
