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'Where-To' Guide for Shuttle Launch?

Posted by Cliff on from the 3-2-1-lift-off dept.

jacobcaz asks: "Hello! I will be heading to Florida this week and I'm hoping to get a chance to see the shuttle launch. I'm curious what tips you all might have for out-of-towners to get a chance to see the launch? How close to try to get, places to go where we won't be stuck in traffic for 24 hours, how early to leave, and so forth. Thanks!"

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  1. Re:Sand Point Park by phillymjs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I just went to KSC in May and took the "Maximum Access" tour they offer. They took us into the building where they build/prep the ISS modules, right past the Vehicle Assembly Building and up the access road along the crawler path to an observation area between pad 39A and 39B for a view of Discovery on the pad, then on to the Apollo-Saturn Center.

    Just the day before, the part of the tour where you get less than a mile away from the pads was cancelled because they were testing the external tank by (IIRC) partially fueling it up. The tour tickets say something like "Parts of the tour may be removed/altered due to the operational requirements of the facility," or something like that.

    ~Philly

  2. Ozzie's FAQ by identity0 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wow, I can't believe someone hasn't posted this yet, it was posted in a NASA article less than a week ago...

    Ozzie's Space Launch Viewing FAQ.

    It has lots of info, including places to watch, radio and TV stations that will cover the launch, and scanner frequencies to listen to NASA, plus photography tips. He recommends Space Launch Park in Titusville, btw. Read his site for more info.

    It's address is easy to remember, too: space.launch.info/faq.html