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Posted: 5/24/2020 12:19:48 PM EDT
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I don’t remember the road, but one (maybe more?) has several areas you can pull over to park and watch. These spots are on/near the water, so the view is great.
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Posted: 5/24/2020 1:26:58 PM EDT
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It depends if you want to camp over night
 . It depends how much parking spaces are left in the morning of the launch.The best areas would be from the Cape Canaveral to Cocoa Beach. Then again you got some places on US1 to go. |
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Posted: 5/24/2020 3:40:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It depends if you want to camp over night . It depends how much parking spaces are left in the morning of the launch.The best areas would be from the Cape Canaveral to Cocoa Beach. Then again you got some places on US1 to go. No really dont want to camp. We've got a hotel room but doubt the launch is viable from there. |
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Posted: 5/24/2020 7:04:05 PM EDT
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Probably get postponed due to bad weather. Suppose to be crappy all week
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Posted: 5/24/2020 8:29:13 PM EDT
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I went to Titusville for the Falcon heavy night launch several months ago. You can get a great view of the launch on US 1 by the MacDonalds there. That will put you directly across the bay from the launch site. However, it's about 8-9 miles away. Since this is just a standard Falcon 9, and it's a daytime launch, you may be underwhelmed unless much closer. NASA causeway would be great but I don't know if viewing is allowed from there.
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Posted: 5/25/2020 10:52:31 PM EDT
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Traffic is going to be bad. I have a spot in cocoa beach south of minuteman between 8th street and 18th street. Public beach access with parking and a quick getaway before the traffic backs up to Pineda causeway.
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Posted: 5/27/2020 10:44:44 AM EDT
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I use to go to the bridge at Haulover canal and watch (and feel) shuttle launches.
Lots of photo dogs and kayakers go there, too, so it gets crowded. You're about -+12 miles away from the launch site. |
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Posted: 5/27/2020 2:28:33 PM EDT
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I'm driving down right now. If any arfcommers are there, please update the thread with what the roads are looking like where you are and the possibility of parking, etc.
The last launch I actually drove down for was like a decade or more ago and at night, so I don't remember much about access, etc. |
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Posted: 5/27/2020 4:32:23 PM EDT
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it scrubbed due to weather.
Dan |
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Posted: 5/27/2020 5:39:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: it scrubbed due to weather. Dan Yeah I figured it would be. I had other business in Cocoa, so it wasn't a complete loss |
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Posted: 5/28/2020 11:07:37 AM EDT
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Q for the locals?
Will it be more crowded due to the rescheduled launch on a Saturday? I was thinking about heading over from Tampa. |
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Posted: 5/31/2020 9:41:48 AM EDT
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Drove all the way from St. Pete. Spent an aggregate total of 10 hours in traffic. Run to the beach during the countdown. Hear cheering and heard it, but didn't see shit. I realized after the fact that the "live" streamed launch likely had a few second digital delay and by the time the countdown got to 0 and the sound reached me that she was already long gone. I experienced a few minutes of sour grapes towards "rocket foamers" and decided that I would only fly to see launches again, and if I wanted to see one, would get a room close by and not deal with traffic again.
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Posted: 5/31/2020 10:52:00 AM EDT
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I literally did what you guys told me.
 Drove over before noon, parked at Ron Jon. The waves were nuts yesterday. Spent a couple hours on beach playing in the waves and body surfing with my boys.  Attached File Attached FileFrom Coconuts on the Beach, we saw AF1 take off when Trump was ready to go home.  Attached File |
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