nickw@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Nick Watkins) (07/10/90)
From article <12488@june.cs.washington.edu>, by robertb@cs.washington.edu (Robert Bedichek): > In article <2694cced-13asci.space.shuttle@vpnet.chi.il.us> topgun@vpnet.chi.il.us (robert white) writes: >> If you are a tourist who doesn't have connections like a >>Steven Spielberg or media type who seem to get invited for a ring >>side seat, what is the closest you can hope to get to watch a >>shuttle launch? I am going to see the CRRES (AC 69) launch from CCAFS next week. I have a few questions for netters to help me get the most out of my pre-launch sightseeing. 1) Is there public transport from Cocoa Beach to KSC & how early should I arrive at the visitor centre for the bus tours? 2) Can one still drive around CCAFS on a Sunday, as was possible in the late 70s (I had a NASA/USAF self drive tour guidebook once)? > Perhaps your best bet is to get a ride on a boat that goes up > the Banana River to the edge of the Manatee preservation area. > I saw a Titan 3 launch that way two weeks ago. 3) How does one get on these (presumably wrong end of Cape for an Atlas Centaur launch anyway) ? 4) Any other hints and tips? Nick -- Dr. Nick Watkins, Space & Plasma Physics Group, School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton, E.Sussex, BN1 9QH, ENGLAND JANET: nickw@syma.sussex.ac.uk BITNET: nickw%syma.sussex.ac.uk@uk.ac