NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Any person entering Kennedy Space Center on official business must have a Kennedy issued badge in order to gain access. Clearance to enter the Center complex should be coordinated through your Kennedy sponsor - the individual or office you intend to visit.

You may pick up your badge at either KSC's Pass and Identification (Pass and ID) III Building, located just outside Gate 3 (view map), or at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Pass and Identification (Pass and ID) I Building, just outside Gate 1 (view map).

For an official visit you will need to provide your KSC sponsor with the following information.

For United States Citizens:

• Name
• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• Company
• Company contact information (address and telephone number)
• Proposed dates of visit
• Reason for visiting Kennedy

You will be required to present two forms of identification for badging, one of which must be a government-issued photo identification.

Acceptable documents to accompany federal or state identification:

• U.S. Passport
• Unexpired Employment Authorization Card (Form I-688A)
• Unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by DHS that contains a photograph (Form I-688B)
• Driver's license or ID card issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address
• ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address
• School ID card with a photograph
• Voter's Registration Card
• Military Dependent's ID Card
• U.S. Military card or draft record
• U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
• Native American Tribal Document
• U.S. Social Security Card issued by the Social Security Administration (other than a card stating it is not valid for employment)
• Original or Certified copy of birth certificate issued by a state, county, municipal authority or outlying possessions of the United States bearing an official seal
• U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197)
• ID Card for use of Resident Citizens of the United States (Form I-179)
• Unexpired employment authorization document issued by DHS (other than those listed previously)

For Foreign Nationals:

• Same items required of U.S. Citizens (SSN only when applicable)
• Unexpired foreign passport, with I-551 stamp or attached Form I-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization
• Passport number and registration date
• Citizenship
• Driver's license issued by a Canadian Government authority

For Legal Resident Aliens:

• Same items required of U. S. Citizens, and:
• Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card with photograph (Form I-551)
• Unexpired Temporary Resident Card (Form I-688)
• Certification of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545 or Form DS-1350)