I was at the last one, and two before it. They get scrubbed all the time; especially this time of year in Florida. Rainy season.

I went to Jetty Park, and wouldn't recommend it. There are better spots. The bridges are good, with an unobstructed view. Lots of viewing guides online. They're all a little lame with info, suggesting everyplace is good. Everyplace you'll see it, for sure...but not all are good.

It's amazing. Simply amazing. Indescribable. If you do make it, don't take pictures, don't video it...that all doesn't even come close. Just watch, as it's only a few seconds. A few seconds after takeoff, it's gone.

And make plans to surf cocoa, or WHATEVER as you wait for traffic afterwards.

I got lucky and got 6 tickets for the Causeway for this last launch - am really hoping it goes off within the 10 days I have allotted this time. Spent part of October out there waiting for a previous one. Anyone else going to be in the area?

I can certainly get to the launch........if any of your tickets are available for use.

I went over yesterday to check out the "The Sci-Fi Summer", which should actually be called "Star Trek Summer". Those who were fans of the shows, including yours truly, will enjoy the exhibit.

A few uniforms are on display in the Conference center, a recreation of the original Enterprise bridge (only the captain's chair is present), the arch from "City On The Edge Of Forever", and various costumes and props are on display in the IMAX Theatre building. Various items from "Next Generation", the highlight of which is the Scorpion Shuttle from "Nemisis", are on display in the multi purpose building just to the right of the corridor where you go to board the tour buses.

Keep your fingers crossed. The forecast for Friday is calling for scattered thunderstorms with a 40% chance of rain, however our weather in this state is subject to change without notice.

The two launches I went over for which scrubbed (both weekend launches) had similar forecast, but were scrubbed because of clouds that moved in at the last minute. The one launch I attended that did go as scheduled was a Friday launch. Hopefully, this one will go on time as well.

Fingers crossed. Flying out tomorrow. Hopefully it will go!

Still not convinced where to go to to see the launch???
I have a car so I am flexible.

Space view park in Titusville is good, better than the Jetty Park in my opinion.
Really anywhere along the Titusville riverfront will work.

Definitely bring fluids, sunscreen, ice and some kind of shade umbrella if possible. It gets ungodly hot out there waiting for the launch.

Thanks for the tips. Titusville it is. I will go midnightish to Titusville and park myself in the park with a bag full of stuff!

Any change on Thursday to see the Space Shuttle close by?

There is no chance to see the shuttle up close. There is a 1 mile restricted zone around the pad, and the design of the pad is such that the service structure keeps you from seeing the shuttle when it is open or when it is closed.

Here is the link to NASA's various webcams. That is the best 99.9999999% of us will ever see.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/

Here is the link to the Flame Trench. It is one of the best sources of up to the minute launch news available.

http://space.flatoday.net/

Good luck, have a safe trip, and may the weather not scrub the launch.

Today's Orlando Sentinel (printed edition) has maps for viewing and getting there. I can't find them on the on-line version, anything that is not Casey Anthony related is sparse.

They are also saying that NASA is predicting a 70% chance of delay.

I've also heard that if they do not get the launch off this weekend, they will have to delay until July 16th because of a pending launch of a top secret payload from Pad 37 on the 14th.

Whatever is going up on the Delta 4 is so sensitive, they told us taking pictures of the pad were forbidden (unless you wanted to lose your camera) when I took the "Then and Now" tour on July 2nd.

Judging by this radar map tonight http://www.emergencyemail.org/weathe...1&ref=forecast a scrub sure looks likely.

They also had two lightning strikes near the pad today and are checking to make sure that didn't cause any problems.

This is the video of one lightning strike near the launch pad:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/video...a_id=100124021

But fueling is on schedule for ~ 2 am..........I hope everything is nominal for launch.......Go Baby Go!

I am in Titusville now and looking across the bay at the shuttle! T minus 7 hours & 2 min! GOD SPEED I HOPE!

Glad you made it and got to see the final shuttle.