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It took Imagineers almost five years to complete their concept for ===Conception and Unbuilt Pavilions)=======Original Space Pavilion (1977)====Although Mission: Space. Designs would not open until 2004, plans for the attraction began a space pavilion in 1995Epcot actually date back to the late 1970s. In fact, and in total over 650 Imagineers worked on the attraction1977 Walt Disney Company Annual Report, the space pavilion is one of the many planned EPCOT Center pavilions mentioned. The original plans for Missionreport describes the space pavilion as: {{Quotation| “A huge, interstellar "Space would have featured a motion simulator themed Vehicle" will transport passengers to look like a futuristic space shuttle (similar the outer frontiers of the universe, highlighting man's efforts to Star Tours)reach out for the stars around him . .. from the early pioneers who looked and wondered ... to modern-day space travelers and their triumphs ... to the challenges and possibilities of future space technologies and exploration”| Walt Disney Company 1977 Report}}The initial space shuttle would "fly" guests pavilion was themed to look like a space station located on , and would have begun with guests taking an asteroidomnimover ride through space, and into orbit. As opposed to From here, guests could have explored a variety of interactive exhibits, including the classic pavilion’s main attraction- which would have allowed guests to travel through space in a motion simulator technologytheater, this version looking out walls of Mission: Space would have utilized windows, through which they could see both the new technology created for depths of space, and even be able to look down on earth. During the attractiondevelopment of the pavilion, Imagineers consulted with famed art director John DeCui, as well as science fiction author Ray Bradbury. The asteroid where Although fairly well developed, plans for the space station was locatedpavilion were pushed back to EPCOT Center’s “phase II” due to budget constrictions. When another phase II pavilion [[The Living Seas]] opened in 1986, would actually be it was built on the rest plot of land originally designated for the space pavilion. Following the addition of Seas pavilion, which guests could walk around the theoretical space pavilion was relocated to a new space in between [[The Land]] and exploreLiving Seas.

Originally Imagineers wanted to reuse the building that housed Horizons. Due to the extensive costs of restructuring the building, to suit Mission ====Journeys In Space(1990-1993)In 1990, this idea was eventually scrapped. Instead Disney announced that it would be creating a new pavilion was constructed on the former site of Horizons which was closed and demolished in 1999. Construction began on Mission Space in September of 2000. Initially the attraction was sponsored by Compaq, who helped design and develop the attraction in May 2000. When Compaq merged with Hewitt-Packard in 2002, HP assumed sponsorship incarnation of the space pavilion. The simulator hardware used called Journeys in the attraction was designed and built by Environmental Tectonics Corporation of PennsylvaniaSpace. Environmental Tectonics won the contract with According to a 30 million dollar contract in February of 2002. press release:

Mission{{Quotation| "JOURNEYS IN SPACE: Space celebrated it's grand opening on October 9, 2003 (The long-planned Future World attraction will present visitors with the ultimate thrill-ride had been open for "soft openings" since June of that year). On hand for the celebration was Michael Eisner, HP CEO Carly Fiorina and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. Various astronauts also attended the event including: astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the space shuttle program, and international space station crew memberstravel. Also in 2003, the Environmental Tectonic Company sued Disney for 15 million dollars, alleging that Disney had failed to pay the full amount of the contract New systems and that they shared proprietary design details with competitors. Disney counter-sued, alleging that the company had company failed special effects will be used to deliver according to the contract, and that this failure had cost Disney give guests an extra 20 million dollars. The companies settled out of court in January of 2009.outer-space experience without ever leaving terra firma"

Due The Journeys In Space pavilion was designed to be more interactive then its predecessor, however like the original space pavilion it 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. 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, Imagineers began to look at the Horizons building as a possible home for Journeys In Space. This new incarnation of the attraction would have allowed guests complaints to walk through space, around a space station. Because Disney hoped to save money by reusing as much of dizziness Horizons as possible, not only would Journeys In Space have reused the pavilion itself, but also Horizons’ overhead track and ride vehicles. Unfortunately, issues with capacity, cost and integration into the existing Horizons building, led to plans for Journeys In Space to be cancelled. ====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. Although basic maintenance continued to be done on the attraction, no real money was spent to update or headache upkeep Horizons. With the pavilion’s days clearly numbered, in 1999 the idea for a space pavilion once again took center stage. Unlike previous incarnations however, Compaq entered negotiations to sponsor the new pavilion. With a sponsor in place, Disney settled on an idea that had previously been considered as a pre-show for Journey Into Space-a centrifuge attraction that would take guests into space. 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. Unlike previous incarnations of the space pavilion, Mission: Space was themed as astronaut training center. Instead of actually traveling into space as previous versions of the space pavilion imagined, Mission: Space allows guests to experience the training that astronauts going on the first mission to Mars would experience.  Construction on Mission: Space began in October 2001, 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.  Shortly following the opening of Mission: Space, Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) sued Disney for roughly 15 million dollars. The lawsuit stemmed from the fact that Disney had awarded Environmental Tectonics a 30 million dollar contract to develop the centrifuges and hardware for Mission: Space in 1999. 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 companies designs with competitors, prevented the company from working with other entertainment companies, and that they had not properly tested the attraction for safety. Disney countersued, 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. 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. On June 13, 2005, four year old Daudi Bamuwamye died after riding the attraction. Subsequently, On April 12, 2006 Hiltrud Blumel passed away 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: Spacetook a serious hit. In response to some concerns about the intensity of the attraction, On on May 19, 2006, Disney began offering a less intense version revealed that Mission: Space would now feature two versions of the ride called, the - The Green and Orange Teams. The Green Teamversion of the attraction, allowed guests to ride Mission: Space without the centrifuges spinning, resulting in a much tamer ride. Guests now have The Orange Team on the option other hand, was the normal, spinning version of riding the attraction. Following the change, the original ride (now known as stand by line was used for the Orange Team) or riding , while the original FastPass line was used for the Green Team. Furthermore, during which centrifuge does not spin (creating when guests enter Mission: Space, they are now handed a tamer card with their team choice on it, thus making sure that they do not ride)the wrong version of the attraction.