Mission: Space

Mission: Space
Epcot
Area	Future World
Coordinates	28°22′26″N 81°32′48″W / 28.37389°N 81.54667°W / 28.37389; -81.54667Coordinates: 28°22′26″N 81°32′48″W / 28.37389°N 81.54667°W / 28.37389; -81.54667
Status	Operating
Cost	US$100 million
Opening date	August 15, 2003
Replaced	Horizons
General statistics
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme	Space travel
Music	"Destiny" by Cliff Masterson
Capacity	1,600 riders per hour
Riders per vehicle	4
Rows	1
Riders per row	4
Duration	5:38
Height restriction	44 in (112 cm)
Host	Capcom (Gary Sinise)
Sponsor	Hewlett-Packard (2003–2015) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2015–2016) None (2016-present)
Fastpass+ available
Wheelchair accessible
Must transfer from wheelchair
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

Hewlett-Packard (2003–2015)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2015–2016)

Mission: Space (stylized as Mission: SPACE) is a centrifugal motion simulator thrill ride at Epcot in Walt Disney World. It simulates what an astronaut might experience aboard a spacecraft on a mission to Mars, from the higher g-force of liftoff to the speculative hypersleep.

The attraction opened to the public in a "soft opening" mode in June 2003, and celebrated its grand opening on October 9 with a ceremony attended by Disney CEO Michael Eisner, HP CEO Carly Fiorina and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, as well as several NASA astronauts from its many phases of human space exploration (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the space shuttle program and two crew members aboard the International Space Station).

The attraction was built on the former site of Horizons, a dark ride that offered optimistic visions of what life might be like in the future. Horizons closed permanently in 1999 after a few years of sporadic operation; construction began on Mission: Space shortly thereafter. Industry estimates put the cost of developing the new attraction at US$100 million. The pavilion, like others at Epcot, features a VIP lounge for HP employees called The Red Planet Room.