TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Police offices are expecting crowds to gather on May 27 to watch two astronauts fly to the International Space Station to be comparable to the number of people who came out for the last astronaut launch at Kennedy Space Center.
Lt. TJ Wright worked the traffic during the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis in July 2011. Wright said returning to human spaceflight is exciting, but because of the pandemic, police are asking those who live locally to watch the launch from their home.
That request is no problem for Dale Nichols who lives on the Indian River with a direct view of the space center. Nichols said he’ll watch with neighbors from his deck. "I think the excitement is really good.