CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Along with Kennedy Space Center, the Canaveral National Seashore and Jetty Park, there will be another major rocket launch viewing area now also off limits to the public Thursday.
The military announcing that the bleachers and the lawn on the northside of Port Canaveral are now closed, too, for the Atlas V launch at 2:57 p.m.
This spot can attract a couple hundred people, which at this time Brevard County officials do not want so for space fan Rick Rossow, whose personal favorite is Jetty Park, he’ll be watching somewhere else.
He's thinking next to the Beachline causeways on the Banana River. On launch days, it's typically full of cars. "Stay apart, best you can," Rossow said about a potential large crowd.