==Fun Facts and Trivia ==
*The robot in the current postshow resembles the robot that formally resided in Horizons<ref> http://www.lostepcot.com/horizons.html </ref>.
*Due to the lubricant used on the ride vehicles, Space Mountain is actually faster at night then it is in the morning (the lubricant solidifies when cooled and is more jelled in the morning)<ref> http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/Secrets/Tomorrow/SpaceMountain.html </ref>.
*Space Mountain cost 24 million dollars to initially construct, and 12 million dollars to update.
*If you want to see the RCA Fox Terrier mascot in the old Space Mountain preshow check out: http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/smnipper.jpg
* Space Mountain is the oldest operating roller coaster in the state of Florida<ref> http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82542866/ </ref>. * Astronauts Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper and Jim Irwin took the first ride on Space Mountain
* Astronauts Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper and Jim Irwin took the first ride on Space Mountain <ref> http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82542866/ </ref>.
==References==