Visiting Kennedy on Business
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)