For Falcon Launches it won't be bad

I was at the Visitor Center for an F9 evening launch and the daytime crowd at the visitor center along with the launch watching crowd was light to moderate. A higher profile launch (EM-1) will draw a much bigger crowd.

I was lucky enough to see STS-132 and EFT-1 from the NASA Causeway. We stopped at the visitor center after EFT-1 and the crowd was light.

FYI if you have a NASA badge admission to the visitor center and parking is free.

In response to this post by JoesterVT

Posted: 06/25/2019 at 1:50PM

Anyone ever do a rocket launch AT the Space Center? -- JoesterVT 06/25/2019 12:48PM

Once saw a Wallops Island launch while on a project in Chincoteague. ** -- MikeVT85 06/26/2019 7:48PM

I saw a shuttle launch there in the late 90's -- MAHokie69 06/25/2019 4:57PM

Saw one of the early shuttle launches from Disney World -- Vienna_Hokie 06/25/2019 4:03PM

Some Hokies we know have launched their own rockets from there. :) -- Vtskier1 06/25/2019 1:55PM

My ole' man is there for such, next week - though he is an ODU grad... ** -- banishedtothelounge 06/25/2019 2:29PM

I've launched bottle rockets, does that count? ** -- 7Hokie1 06/25/2019 2:02PM

I don't even have a rocket ** -- bigbadbird 06/25/2019 1:53PM

For Falcon Launches it won't be bad -- VT2001EE 06/25/2019 1:50PM

This will be a ULA Atlas V ** -- JoesterVT 06/25/2019 1:59PM

Not sure about post-STS but traffic for those launches was nuts -- HokieMacDaddy 06/25/2019 1:36PM

Saw an early a.m. shuttle launch from somewhere along Indian River -- PhotoHokieNC 06/25/2019 1:31PM

Tried to...but they said I wasn't qualified. -- great2bahokie 06/25/2019 12:58PM

Nope, but did take a tour of the NASA facility in Cocoa Beach while Apollo -- Brown Water 06/25/2019 12:53PM

That is a good thing, it is obvious -- VaTechie 06/25/2019 1:26PM

Bring your own marshmallows? ** -- HokieDan95 06/25/2019 1:18PM

Shuttle launch in 2009? STS 129.... -- vpidaddymo 06/25/2019 1:07PM

Was the place packed to the point it was no fun? -- JoesterVT 06/25/2019 1:29PM

No, I thought the whole experience was great. Waited a bit on the bus.... -- vpidaddymo 06/25/2019 2:15PM

For Falcon Launches it won't be bad

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