BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey is encouraging people to come to Brevard County to watch the scheduled May 27 historic launch of a SpaceX rocket with two astronauts aboard, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
It would be the first launch of astronauts from U.S. soil since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. Scheduled for 4:32 p.m., the 230-foot-tall rocket will take astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station in a Crew Dragon capsule.
But Ivey’s invitation runs contrary to a NASA recommendation for people to watch the launch on television. Administrator Jim Bridenstine reiterated that call on Friday during a pre-launch news conference ahead of the May 27 mission. “We are