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| custom_label_1 = Number of AttractionsType| custom_value_1 = 1Motion simulator|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +|custom_value_2= Yes}}Mission:Space is a pavilion and an attraction located in World Discovery within [[Epcot]]

It took Imagineers almost five years to complete their concept for ===Unbuilt Pavilions=======Original Space Pavilion (1977)====Although Mission: Space. Designs for the attraction began in 1995would not open until 2004, and in total over 650 Imagineers worked on the attraction. The original plans for Mission: Space would have featured a motion simulator themed to look like a futuristic space shuttle (similar pavilion in Epcot actually date back to Star Tours)EPCOT Center's early designs. The space shuttle would "fly" guests to a space station located on an asteroid. As opposed to In fact, in the classic motion simulator technology1977 Walt Disney Company Annual Report, this version the space pavilion was one of Mission: Space would have utilized the new technology created for the attractionmany planned EPCOT Center pavilions mentioned. The asteroid where report describes the space station was located, would actually be the rest of pavilion as:[[Image:Bradbury.jpg|400px|thumb|Ray Bradbury (right) and John DeCuir Jr. (left) working on the original concept for EPCOT Center's space pavilion, which guests could walk around and explore.]]

Originally Imagineers wanted to reuse the building that housed Horizons. Due {{Quotation| “A huge, interstellar "Space Vehicle" will transport passengers to the extensive costs outer frontiers of restructuring the buildinguniverse, highlighting man's efforts to suit Mission Space, this idea was eventually scrapped. Instead a new pavilion was constructed on reach out for the former site of Horizons which was closed and demolished in 1999stars around him . Construction began on Mission Space in September of 2000. Initially . from the attraction was sponsored by Compaq, early pioneers who helped design looked and develop the attraction in May 2000wondered . When Compaq merged with Hewitt.. to modern-Packard in 2002, HP assumed sponsorship of the pavilionday space travelers and their triumphs . The simulator hardware used in .. to the attraction was designed challenges and built by Environmental Tectonics Corporation possibilities of Pennsylvaniafuture space technologies and exploration”| Walt Disney Company 1977 Report <ref name= "Hill"> http://jimhillmedia. Environmental Tectonics won the contract with a 30 million dollar contract in February of 2002com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2011/10/07/why-for-did-epcot-s-future-world-not-turn-out-as-wed-had-originally-planned. aspx </ref>}}

MissionThe initial space pavilion was themed to be an orbiting space station, and would have begun with guests taking off from a launch pad and heading into space <ref name= "Martin"> http: Space celebrated it's grand opening on October 9//www.martinsvids.net/?p=283 </ref>. From here, 2003 (guests could have explored a variety of interactive exhibits, including the ride had been open for pavilion’s main attraction- which would have allowed them to travel through space in a motion simulator theater <ref name= "soft openingsHill" since June of that year)/> <ref name= "Martin"/>. On hand for the celebration was Michael EisnerLooking out through walls of windows, HP CEO Carly Fiorina and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefeguests would have been able to see out into space, even getting a stunning view of the planet Earth. Various astronauts also attended During the event including: astronauts from development of the Mercurypavilion, GeminiImagineers consulted with famed art director John DeCuir Jr., Apolloas well as science fiction author Ray Bradbury <ref name= "Hill"/> who helped create the attraction's storyline. Although fairly well developed, plans for the space shuttle program, pavilion were pushed back to EPCOT Center’s “phase II” due to budget constrictions and international space station crew membersa lack of sponsor <ref name= "Martin"/>. Also When another phase II pavilion [[The Living Seas]] opened in 20031986, it was built on the Environmental Tectonic Company sued Disney plot of land originally designated for 15 million dollars, alleging that Disney had failed to pay the full amount of the contract and that they shared proprietary design details with competitorsspace pavilion. Disney counter-suedFollowing the addition of Seas pavilion, alleging that the company had company failed theoretical space pavilion was relocated to deliver according to the contract, a new plot in between [[The Land]] and that this failure had cost Disney an extra 20 million dollars. The companies settled out of court in January of 2009Living Seas <ref name= "Martin"/>.

Due to guests complaints of dizziness or headache after riding Mission: ====Journeys In Space, On May 19, 2006(1990-1998)====In 1990, Disney began offering announced that it would be creating a less intense version new incarnation of the ride space pavilion called, the Green TeamJourneys in Space. Guests now have the option of riding the original ride (now known as the Orange Team) or riding the Green Team, during which centrifuge does not spin (creating According to a tamer ride).press release:

{{Quotation| "JOURNEYS IN SPACE: The long-planned Future World attraction will present visitors with the ultimate thrill-ride: space travel. New systems and special effects will be used to give guests an outer-space experience without ever leaving terra firma" <ref name="Martin"/> <ref name=Attraction Plot"Hill2"> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/01/04/what-was-supposed-to-be-built-at-disney-world-during-the-quot-disney-decade-quot.aspx </ref>}}[[Image:Spaceconcept2.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for the Journeys Into Space pavilion (above) and the "spacewalk" attraction (below).]]The Journeys In Space pavilion was designed to be more interactive and immersive then its predecessor <ref name="Martin"/>, with full environments for guests to explore<ref name="Martin"/>. Like the original space pavilion however, Journeys in Space was done in by budget constraints. Although there had been initially been talks with Delta about sponsoring the pavilion, Journeys In Space was eventually shelved due to lack of funding<ref name= "Martin"/>.

Although Mission: Space is considered Despite the fact that a sponsor had still not been found, plans for a modified version of the pavilion were revived in 1993. With GE choosing to end its sponsorship of Horizons and Michael Eisner unwilling to update the pavilion, it really only includes one attraction (titled Mission: Imagineers began to look at the Horizons building as a possible home for Journeys In Space)<ref name= "Martin"/>. The This new incarnation of the attraction is set would have allowed guests to walk through space in the year 2036"Spacesuits" <ref name= "Martin"/>. Because Disney hoped to save money by reusing as much of Horizons as possible, not only would Journeys In Space have reused the 75th anniversary of man arriving pavilion itself, but also Horizons' overhead track and ride vehicles. An Imagineer who worked on this incarnation of the moon.space pavilion told Disney historian Jim Hill:

In [[Image:Missionspaceride.jpg|400px|thumb|The ride controls that guests can use inside Mission: Space.]]The queue for Mission: Space begins inside the futurepavilion, any person with the proper training can travel to space. To get this training, guests are entering the International Space Training Center's "Sim Room". As they wait in the queueline, they guests can see various artificial artifacts from the history of space travel. A large gravity wheel, and props from the 2000 movie"Mission to Mars", as well as and a replica NASA moon rover can all be seen found here.and flags flying overhead give the Training Center an international feel As guests enter the Command Room they will see that plaques commorating the past, present and even future of space travel line the walls. A picture of the first family in space and the "First Deep Space Mission" can be found, reinforcing the idea that space travel has advanced a lot by the year 2036. . As guests continue to make their way through the queue, they can read and hear inspirational quotes from famous astronauts and astronomers including Neil Armstrong, Galileo, President John F. Kennedy, Plato, Kalpana Chawla, Carl Sagen, and even NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.

While in As guests enter the next part of the queue guests have , the ability to split into two lines. A cast member asks them if Command Room, they would like to be on see that plaques commemorating the Green Team past, present, and even (the milder versionfictional) or future of space travel line the Orange Team (the normal version)walls. After choosing their version A picture of the ridefirst family in space, guests get a colored card and enter the color coded "Ready RoomsFirst Deep Space Mission". Herecan be found here, guests watch reinforcing the idea that space travel has advanced a short instructional video from CapCom, and they are given their role for lot by the missionyear 2036. In total their are four assignments that Also in the queue, guests can getread inspirational quotes from famous astronauts and astronomers including:Neil Armstrong, Galileo, President John F. Kennedy, Plato, Kalpana Chawla, Carl Sagan, and even NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.

* ===The PilotRide===

* The Commander- Responsible for first stage separation and activating the manual control for landing. * The Pilot- Responsible for triggers the second stage rocket and deploying the shields. * The Navigator- Responsible for firing the thrusters for lunar orbit insertion and for the decent onto the surface of Mars. * The Engineer- Responsible for activating hyper-sleep and extending the wings for landing.

===[[Image:Missionspacepost.jpg|400px|thumb|The Flight to Advance Training Lab postshow. Photo by Josh Hallett]]Mission: Space begins with a launch countdown, which includes various tension-building special effects. Just before the countdown ends, the seats tilt back into launch position. As the space shuttle takes off, guests feel like they are quickly picking up speed, and because the attraction gives off a G force of 2.5g, guests feel 2.5x heavier than they actually are (This sensation only happens on the Orange Team version of the attraction). After escaping the Earth's gravitational pull and making their way into space, guests feel weightless. As the space ship travels towards Mars===, each guest must execute their duty. To do this, each crew member must press the button in front of them when Mission Control tells them to do so. If a guest fails to accomplish their task, the auto-pilot will take over and do it. Although there are many buttons and switches in front of each guests, they are there only to add realism, and do not do anything.

Mission: Space begins with The trip to Mars includes a launch countdown, which includes various tension building special effects. Just before slingshot around the countdown endsmoon, a simulated hyper-sleep (to make the seats tilt back into launch position. As the space shuttle takes offtime it would take to get to Mars seem more realistic), guests will feel like they are quickly picking up speedand a landing on Mars itself. The Along the attraction gives off G force of 2.5g, making guests feel 2.5 times heavier then they actually are. After escaping the Earth's gravitational pull, and making their way through space, guests will feel weightless. As the space ship travels toward Marsmay experience various difficulties, each guest must depending on how well guests execute their dutyresponsibilities. To do this each crew member must press the button in front of them when Mission Control tells them to do so. If a guest fails to accomplish their taskAfter landing on Mars, the auto-pilot will take over and do it. Although their are many buttons and switches in front of each guests, they are their only to add realism disembark and do not do anythingexit the attraction.

The trip to Mars includes a slingshot ====Green Team====On the Green Team version of the attraction, guests orbit around the moonEarth. After takeoff, each team member needs to perform a simulated hypersleep (to make the time it takes task in order to get to Mars seem more realistic) and a landing on Mars itself. Along the way, the ship may experience various difficulties, depending on how well guests execute their responsibilitiesinto orbit. After landing on Mars guests disembark. After exiting the attraction, guests These tasks are invited to explore the Advanced Training Lab postshow.:

The Green Team version *Pilot- Initiates the first bay separation. *Commander- Initiates flight sequence. *Navigator- Initiates the thrusters. *Engineer- Initiates the flight pattern. After each team member has performed their task, the ship flies over the United States, getting a view of the attraction country from outer space. After flying over the International Space Station and the Hawaiian Islands, the rocket passes another rocket before traveling over Japan, a storm in the Gobi desert, and the Himalayan Mountains. Continuing on, guests fly over the Middle East, the Nile River, Greece and Italy. Traveling over the rest of Europe, guests can see the Northern Lights on the horizon before they learn that there is essentially a storm cell in the samerockets landing path. Because of this, however all the crew members need to act in order to help the landing. At this time, the pilot needs to initiate the landing sequence, the navigator the decent, the engineer the "wings for gliding", and finally, after the autopilot goes out, the pilot needs to activate manual control. The entire team must then use the control sticks to help land the gravity effects are not usedship safely. At this point Mission Control appears on screen and welcomes them back to Earth.

In After exiting Mission: Space, guests enter the Advanced Training Lab their . Here, there are four different exhibits that guests they can visit. They The exhibits include:

* Expedition: Mars- A video game, in which guests take control of an asturnaut astronaut who has four minutes to find four other astronauts on Mars.

* Space Race- A game in which two teams compete against each other to see who can get their rocket from Mars back to Earth the fastest. Up to 60 guests can play Space Race at one time.

'''Mission: Space Giftshop'''- Located outside of the main attraction, the shop sells Mission: Space and other Epcot merchandise.==Lounge==During the original construction of the Mission: Space pavilion, a large building was constructed for use as a sponsor lounge for HP. The building was never completed and a smaller lounge was instead built within the pavilion. Called the HP Red Planet Room, the entrance to the lounge is located to the left of the pavilion's main entrance <ref> http://www.robyeodesign.com/blog/2016/3/21/future-worlds-s </ref>. From inside the HP Red Planet Room, visitors can see Mission: Space's queue and exit.

==Fun Facts and Trivia==[[Image:Missionspacelogo.jpg|300px|thumb|The International Space Training Center logo.]]* There are three references to Horizons in the Mission: Space pavilion. :** Outside of the pavilion, a planter is shaped like the demolished attractionpavilion <ref> http://www.mainstgazette.com/2008/05/exploration-of-deep-space.html </ref>. ** The Horizons logo can be seen on the center of the Gravity Wheel located in the queue <ref name= "allears"> http://allears.net/tp/ep/e_ms.htm </ref>.** The logo can also be seen on the checkout desk in the pavilions gift shop <ref> http://www.lostepcot.com/horizons.html </ref>.

* The Horizons logo can also be seen in Lunar Rover suspended from the center of the Gravity Wheel located ceiling in the queue, and is on loan from the check out desk in the pavilions gift shopSmithsonian <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/mission-space.htm </ref>.

* The Lunar Rover suspended from the ceiling in the queue is on loan from the SmithsonianTrevor Rabin (formally of Yes) composed a new musical score for Mission: Space <ref name= "allears"/>.

* Trevor Rabin (formally Imagineers went through nearly 100 different shades of Yes) composed a new musical score for Mission: Spacered before settling the color that is used in the pavilion's facade <ref name= "allears"/>.

* Imagineers went through nearly 100 different shades of red before settling In 2001, the color Mission: Space Launch Center preview was housed in [[Innoventions East]]<ref name= "book"/>.  * The ride system is anchored in a basement which is 30 feet below ground<ref name= "book"/>. * When Mission: Space was announced, Disney claimed that the Horizons pavilion would be too small to hold the attraction. In actuality, Mission: Space is used significantly smaller than Horizons<ref name= "book"/>. * If guests look at the small monitor located in the pavilions facadeCommand Room in Mission: Space's queue, they will see a small bird coming in for a crash landing. This is a reference to the extinct Flight to the Moon and Mission to Mars attractions in the [[Magic Kingdom]]. In these attractions' preshows, a bird would set off alarms, and Mission Control would mistake the bird for a UFO <ref> Mongello, Lou. "Mission: Space DSI: Disney Scene Investigation." Audio blog post. WDW Radio. N.p., 23 Sept. 2015. Web </ref>.  ====Quotes in the Queue====Inside of Mission: Space’s queue are various quotes about space. Quotes found here include: * '''"Look Upward...From this world to the heavens"-''' Plato (Philosopher) * '''"The universe...stands continually open to our gaze."-''' Galileo Galilee (Astronomer) *'''"The further we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes"- '''Charles A. Lindbergh (Aviator) * '''"We shall not cease our explorations"- '''T.S. Eliot (Poet) * '''"The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible"- '''Arthur C. Clarke (Author) * '''"We set sail on this new sea, because there is knowledge to be gained"- '''John F. Kennedy (35th U.S. President) * '''"Exploration is really the essence of human spirit"- '''Frank Borman (U.S. Astronaut) * '''"Tomorrow, on to the stars"- '''Jack Dyer (NASA Project Director) * '''"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - '''Neil Armstrong (U.S. Astronaut) * '''"Dare to Dream...." '''Kalpana Chawla (U.S.Astronaut)