Question, where's the best place to watch the shuttle launch???

I've always wanted to watch a launch live. Now that I'm
in Miami and have loads of spare time, I'm going dammit.

Looking on the net, there's a bunch of places to watch
from, but where would you go? How long in advance
should I get there, and are there any necessities to
bring along? Can you get a hotel if the launch is
scrubbed etc? Note, I'm not the camping type~

Thanks in advance

s

anywhere on the titusville beach front, right where us1 and sr 50 meet..
bring low power binoculars and it will be like the shuttle is a block
away.. it is actually 10 miles away there.

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:52:15 -0400, "jonathan" wrote:



I've always wanted to watch a launch live. Now that I'm
in Miami and have loads of spare time, I'm going dammit.

Looking on the net, there's a bunch of places to watch
from, but where would you go? How long in advance
should I get there, and are there any necessities to
bring along? Can you get a hotel if the launch is
scrubbed etc? Note, I'm not the camping type~

Thanks in advance

s


Herm
Astropics http://home.att.net/~hermperez

jonathan wrote: Thanks! With the delay and the storm, it seems
Tuesday will be
the only chance this week.


They should roll back monday!

If tuesday has a glitch and they dont get off there isnt time to return
the vehicle to the VAB.

It will HAVE to ride out a hurricane at the pad

What troubles may theat cause for the foam????

On 28 Aug 2006 05:45:20 -0700, in a place far, far away,
" made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:


jonathan wrote: Thanks! With the delay and the storm, it seems
Tuesday will be
the only chance this week.


They should roll back monday!

They've made the decision to roll back tomorrow.

"Herm" wrote in message
...
anywhere on the titusville beach front, right where us1 and sr 50 meet..
bring low power binoculars and it will be like the shuttle is a block
away.. it is actually 10 miles away there.


Thanks! With the delay and the storm, it seems Tuesday will be
the only chance this week.



s

This is getting to be like planning a vacation with
stand-by tickets.

yeah but add terrorists causing security issues, airlines tettering on
bankruptcy, certain airliners being grounded for safety
recalls.........

NOT LONG AGO POSTERS WERE SAYING NO PROBLEM WE CAN GET ALL THOSE
FLIGHTS IN BY 2010.

YEAH SURE ITS A DREAM.........

jonathan wrote:
Looking on the net, there's a bunch of places to watch
from, but where would you go? How long in advance

I believe the best place would be one of the mission specialist seats on the
upper deck.

As a distant second, the press area near the VAB and the saturn V areas are
just a few miles from the pads.

Third would be the NASA Causeway. You used to be able to request tickets for
this site, but I think it's now handled through the same people who run the
visitor's center.

You can see it, and hear it from Titusville. I recall some places on the
north side of Titusville having big viewing areas with celebrity (or at least
ex-astronaut) speakers.

Glen Overby

Glen Overby wrote:
jonathan wrote:

Looking on the net, there's a bunch of places to watch
from, but where would you go? How long in advance


I believe the best place would be one of the mission specialist seats on the
upper deck.

MS couch? **** _that_. (;^

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Glen Overby wrote:
jonathan wrote:

Looking on the net, there's a bunch of places to watch
from, but where would you go? How long in advance


I believe the best place would be one of the mission specialist seats
on the upper deck.

MS couch? **** _that_. (;^

Yeah, the CDR and PLT seats have a *much* better view!


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Glen Overby wrote in
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jonathan wrote:
Looking on the net, there's a bunch of places to watch
from, but where would you go? How long in advance

I believe the best place would be one of the mission specialist seats
on the upper deck.

As a distant second, the press area near the VAB and the saturn V
areas are just a few miles from the pads.

The forward fire teams are a bit closer, and not *quite* as difficult to
get to as the MS seats...

The LCC parking lot is also a favorite of KSC employees.


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