TITUSVILLE, Fla. – One of the most popular places to view rocket launches on the Space Coast will once again be open to pedestrian traffic this weekend despite concerns that spectators ignored social distancing guidelines during the scrubbed launch attempt earlier this week.
Florida Today photographer Tim Shortt captured an image of crowds filling the sidewalks and both lanes of traffic on the A. Max Brewer bridge Wednesday. “It was unbelievable,” said George Ziegler, who could see the large number of spectators on the bridge from his boat on the Indian River. “It definitely wasn’t social distancing.” A Titusville Police Department spokesperson acknowledged that launch spectators were not abiding by social distancing guidelines. “No.