If you are watching from the beach, along the river, on a balcony or a rooftop, you'll want to have plenty of sunscreen and water on hand.Īlmost anywhere along the coastline north of Patrick Space Force Base will offer a clear view of the SLS rumbling away from Earth. On an average August day, it's likely to be above 80 degrees by the time the final hours of the countdown are underway.
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5 are backup launch dates but could become primary launch windows if the weather or technical issues get in the way.Ĭlimatology data for Cape Canaveral shows an average of 88 degrees on all three possible launch dates and less than a 50% chance of rain. NASA is targeting three launch dates for the first Artemis 1 launch attempt, and the first is on Aug. 5.Īugust is historically Florida's hottest month of the year. "We've done a great job historically of showing everything that NASA has done and where they've come to, but now Gateway is really taking guests on the journey of what's happening now within the space industry and where it's going to go in the future," Schwartz said. The new attraction features interactive exhibits, flown hardware and "Spaceport KSC" where riders can choose four different space journeys. On top of the grand launch views, the KSC Visitor Complex recently opened its newest experience, Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex. SUMMER’S HOMESTRETCH: AUGUST WEATHER OUTLOOK To accommodate the demand around the liftoff, the KSC Artemis launch event starts three days before liftoff. "We are opening up early enough to make sure that everybody can get in, and we'll be ready for the crowds." "We're anticipating large crowds, and we want to make sure everybody does get here and gets a great place to view the launch," he said. The two-hour launch window opens at 8:33 a.m. 29, the KSC Visitor Complex gates will open at 3:30 a.m. He also suggests if you plan to watch the launch at KSC, get there early. General admission tickets are still available online, but Schwartz recommends people scoop those up before they are gone. The "Feel the heat" and "Feel the fun" packages sold out within three days. "You have an amazing view no matter where you are when you're at Kennedy Space Center because we are one of the absolute closest places that you can be to watch a launch at Kennedy Space Center," said Howard Schwartz, KSC Visitor Complex senior director of marketing, sales and education. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex just outside the gates of KSC offers several Artemis-1 launch viewing packages that include multiple days of events, tickets to the park, and a guaranteed view of the liftoff. The walkway to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's new "Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex" interactive exhibit. More than 200,000 people flocked to Brevard County to see the first American launch from Florida since 2011. Regarding launch tourism, the attendance expected for Artemis 1 is on par with the first astronaut launch in nearly a decade from Florida when SpaceX launched NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. Hotel inventory has increased by about 1,500 hotel rooms, and about 2,000 additional rooms will be built in the next few years, according to Cranis, who estimates those hotel rooms will be needed before NASA plans to launch Artemis-3 in 2025, sending humans back to the surface of the moon. The Space Coast has changed again in the past decade, welcoming new restaurants, more cruise ships, hotels and businesses.įLORIDA, EH? WHY SNOWBIRDS IN CANADA LOVE HEADING SOUTH
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And that's kind of grown and shrunk over the years," Cranis said." Of course, after the shuttle program left, you know, there were some lean years. And Apollo came along and just converted it into this amazing tourism destination. "A lot of people that live here have some connection to the program."īrevard County has been defined by the space program, starting with Apollo and then again at the end of the space shuttle program.
We all have family members, or we know people that work somewhere, you know, for some contractor somewhere," Cranis said. "Everybody is just one or two steps removed from the space program. Between Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, the sites are on track to exceed more than 50 launches this year. After the shuttle program ended in 2011, it took years to get back to the launch cadence happening now. With 8.8 million pounds of thrust, the rumble of NASA’s moon rocket will be felt and heard across the region. NASA IS LESS THAN A MONTH FROM LAUNCHING ITS 'MONSTER' MOON ROCKET 5, tourism officials say that number could increase to more than 200,000 visitors. If the Artemis 1 launch shifts to Labor Day on Monday, Sept.
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