Shuttle Launch - Valrico,FL

Cocoa beach , if you can get there, it's usually crowded,

or # Marina Park, 501 Marina Road, Titusville -- Restrooms, parking

# Sand Point Park, 101 N. Washington Ave, Titusville -- Restrooms, parking

# Space View Park, 8 Broad Street, Titusville -- Parking nearby

# Manzo Park, 3335 S. Washington Ave (US 1), Titusville -- Restrooms, parking

# Rotary Riverfront Park, 4141 S. Washington Ave (US 1), Titusville -- Restrooms, parking

# Kennedy Point Park, 4915 S. Washington Ave (US 1), Titusville -- Restrooms, parking

# Westbound SR 528 Causeway over the Banana River Park well off the right-of-way near the water

# Jetty Park, East end of Port Canaveral off George King Blvd. -- Restrooms, parking

# Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade Ave., Cocoa Beach -- Restrooms, parking

# Alan Shepard Park, East end of SR 520, Cocoa Beach -- Restrooms, parking

# Fischer Park, East side of SR A1A 1/2 mile south of SR 520 -- Restrooms, parking

# Lori Wilson Park, 1500 N. Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach -- Restrooms, parking
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view/view_shutt...

I'm SUPER jealous!!!! My husband is a software engineer that works for NASA... (he did the big clock in Mission control!!!)
Unfortunetly, we are in Houston.
You are soooo lucky!!!! Good Luck, and I hope you find a spot!!!!

M:)

P.S. Tell Obama...Save NASA!!!!

Yes, we've gone a couple of times because we have friends who are astronauts and they invited us to go. :) We got free passes to the launch viewing area, but I think you can buy tickets to that also, as there were thousands of people there to do the same thing, and I am pretty sure they weren't all friends or family. However, if you go to Cocoa Beach, you will have a great view from there also. Or, on Merritt Island, on the inlet you will have a great view. The advantage of those spots is that you won't have the traffic issue as much as long as you drive away pretty quickly after the launch. You also won't have the expense of the tickets. I'm not sure how much they cost, but I think they are pretty costly. My inlaws live on Merritt Island, so they just walk out onto their driveway and watch the launches. You can't see it leave the pad from there, but as soon as it clears the trees/houses, you can see it really well. Have fun!!

Ive watched it land in So Cal, but never got to watch it launch. Enjoy!!

I have never been, but I wish I could so bad!