Falcon Heavy Launch info April 11 from KSC

[wed2ared]

Wednesday is our last day in Orlando before moving on - really hope we get to see it.

[wed2ared]

Here now at a slightly cloudy but still very warm Cocoa Beach with a bud light in hand - hoping for a smooth launch in 3-5 hrs time.

[wed2ared]

For anyone wanting to find a good spot for future launch with young kids to keep occupied, we parked in Alan Shepherd Park $15 to park all day to Midnight if needed (toilets open until 6pm) - we were the 2nd in at 9.30am and still plenty of places at 1.30pm. We had breakfast at the sunrise cafe, checked out the dinosaur gift shop (museum is paid entry if you fancy it to kill time), browsed the famous ron jon cocoa beach shop, bought picnic and cold beer/ drinks at Winn Dixie and played crazy golf before coming to the beach for the afternoon, chairs and umbrellas available to rent plus several tacky gift shops for bucket & spades etc a few other restaurants nearby within walking distance after parking the car - mcdonalds, subway, ihop, waffle house .

[Leah30]

Originally Posted by wed2ared

For anyone wanting to find a good spot for future launch with young kids to keep occupied, we parked in Alan Shepherd Park $15 to park all day - we were the 2nd in at 9.30am and still plenty of places at 1.30pm. We had breakfast at the sunrise cafe, checked out the dinosaur gift shop (museum is paid entry if you fancy it to kill time), browsed the famous ron jon cocoa beach shop, bought picnic and cold beer/ drinks at Winn Dixie and played crazy golf before coming to the beach for the afternoon, chairs and umbrellas available to rent plus several tacky gift shops for bucket & spades etc a few other restaurants nearby within walking distance after parking the car - mcdonalds, subway, ihop, waffle house .

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Sounds like a perfect spot. what’s the spaces situation like now?

[wed2ared]

6.30pm car park just about full. Launch now due at 8pm.

[Stitch & Smudge]

Originally Posted by wed2ared

6.30pm car park just about full. Launch now due at 8pm.

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SpaceX tweeted 40mins ago 08:32 for launch but Elon tweeted 30 mins ago upper atmosphere winds too high just now and may have to postpone.

[Stitch & Smudge]

They’re standing down until tomorrow. Sorry

[wed2ared]

Thanks we kept up to date on twitter so about 40 minutes in to our journey back to Orlando now - we did have a nice day at the beach though!

[glenandem]

How was the roads there and back for traffic, remember they used to be fairly busy for the shuttle launches!
Was thinking of heading over about 4 but when I seen they put the launch back to 8 with an half hour window I didn’t think they’d launch today but I may go over tomorrow if it wasn’t that crowded today!

[Leah30]

Originally Posted by glenandem

How was the roads there and back for traffic, remember they used to be fairly busy for the shuttle launches!
Was thinking of heading over about 4 but when I seen they put the launch back to 8 with an half hour window I didn’t think they’d launch today but I may go over tomorrow if it wasn’t that crowded today!

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About 1.5hrs from Titusville to Kissimmee.
I’m just en route back now, traffic is busy