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Space Forum / Shuttle / October 2007Question about TV view
In the coverage of the launch I can see some spectators standing on a grass verge with a big countdown clock. Which vantage point is that? Is it the VIP viewing area about 3 miles away or the causeway viewing area 6 miles away? I'd like to know because I'm planning to buy causeway tickets for the December launch :-) Anyone know when they go on sale? I'm guessing after Discovery has returned home? >In the coverage of the launch I can see some spectators standing on a grass verge with a big countdown clock. Which vantage point is >that? Is it the VIP viewing area about 3 miles away or the causeway viewing area 6 miles away? Neither. It is the Press Site between the Launch Control Center and the barge turning basin. You need press credentials to be there for a launch. Brian >>In the coverage of the launch I can see some spectators standing on a grass verge with a big countdown clock. Which vantage point >>is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Brian I thought it looked too close to be on the causeway :-/ >>>In the coverage of the launch I can see some spectators standing on a grass verge with a big countdown clock. Which vantage point >>>is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I thought it looked too close to be on the causeway :-/ Yes!!! Just confirmed my causeway tickets for the next launch. When I arrive in florida from the UK I'll be staying in Miami (South Beach) for a week. I've never visited America before, so can anyone tell me the best/cheapest way to travel from South Beach to KSC? Thanks in advance. >I've never visited America before, so can anyone tell me the best/cheapest way to travel from South Beach to KSC? Rent a car and drive up Interstate 95. Brian >>I've never visited America before, so can anyone tell me the best/cheapest way to travel from South Beach to KSC? > > Rent a car and drive up Interstate 95. > > Brian I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch a taxi to KSC. Driving on the other side of the road in a totally different road system is pretty scary to me :-) I actually didn't realise how far Miami was from KSC...looks like over a 100 miles. > I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch > a taxi to KSC >. Driving on the other side of the road in a > totally different road system is pretty scary to me :-) > I actually didn't realise how far Miami was from KSC...looks like over a >100 miles. It's around 45 miles from Orlando (WDW) to KSC...  SignatureAm I the only Gareth Slee? http://www.garethslee.com >> I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch >> a taxi to KSC [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > It's around 45 miles from Orlando (WDW) to KSC... You're right. Looks like I'll have to do some more research :-( > >> I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch > >> a taxi to KSC [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You're right. Looks like I'll have to do some more research :-( The drive from Orlando to KSC must be the easiest drive anywhere in the world!!! You take the Beeline from Orlando and it's a pretty much straight road all the way to KSC. I believe there are bus tours out to there too... SignatureAm I the only Gareth Slee? http://www.garethslee.com >> >> I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch >> >> a taxi to KSC >> >>. Driving on the other side of the road in a >> >> totally different road system is pretty scary to me :-) >> >> I actually didn't realise how far Miami was from KSC...looks like over a >> >>100 miles. >> > It's around 45 miles from Orlando (WDW) to KSC... >The drive from Orlando to KSC must be the easiest drive anywhere in the >world!!! >You take the Beeline from Orlando and it's a pretty much straight road >all the way to KSC. >I believe there are bus tours out to there too... The renamed the Bee Line as the Beachline a few years ago. Lots of tolls, of course. Brian >>The drive from Orlando to KSC must be the easiest drive anywhere in the >>world!!! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The renamed the Bee Line as the Beachline a few years ago. Lots of > tolls, of course. Yeah, stupid renaming. Too bad Disney never went through with one of their pie in the sky plans (back when we were talking weekly shuttle flights, etc.) and build a monorail line out to KSC. (I've only seen one reference to this years ago so if anyone else can find a reference, let me know.) > Brian SignatureGreg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html >I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch a taxi to KSC. Driving on the other side of the road in a >totally different road system is pretty scary to me :-) >I actually didn't realise how far Miami was from KSC...looks like over a 100 miles. Over 200. About 3 1/2 hours from Miami to KSC. About 1 hour from the Amtrak Station in Orlando to KSC. Brian >>I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch a taxi to KSC. Driving on the other side of the road in >>a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Brian It won't be cheap but the quickest way for me to go to KSC and back again to Miami in a single day will be to take a short 1 hour flight to Orlando then catch a bus tour from there to KSC. The KSC website does mention a regular bus service between Orlando & KSC. Thank you all for your help. > >>I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch a taxi to KSC. Driving on the other side of the road in > >>a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Thank you all for your help. You will spend more time in both airports than driving from Miami >It won't be cheap but the quickest way for me to go to KSC and back again to Miami in a single day will be to take a short 1 hour >flight to Orlando then catch a bus tour from there to KSC. The KSC website does mention a regular bus service between Orlando & KSC. and then do the same thing the next day when the launch is scrubbed, and then do the same thing the next day when the launch is scrubbed, and then do the same thing the next day when the launch is scrubbed well you get the idea Independent travel and accommodation within easy driving distance makes more sense. Driving is easy in the US as there is no European concept of lane discipline and everyone runs red lights :) -- [...] > Independent travel and accommodation within easy driving distance > makes more sense. Driving is easy in the US as there is no European > concept of lane discipline and everyone runs red lights :) I haven't had a chance to do much driving in Europe (busses in Scotland, taxi in the dark in London, and busses in Amsterdam). However, the reputation of Rome is that sidewalks are passing lanes, and the reputation of Paris is that taxis have right-of-way over anyone without a louder horn. /dps >[...] >> Independent travel and accommodation within easy driving distance [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >and the reputation of Paris is that taxis have right-of-way over >anyone without a louder horn. I'd not drive any car I had a sentimental attachment to on the streets of Paris or Rome nor for that matter in Milan, Turin, or Marseilles. Most Americans can't drive, and the ones that can are absolutely lousy drivers, but they are still better than French or Italian big city drivers :) -- > I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch > a taxi to KSC. That's going to be one huge taxi bill! Better double check how far it is from Orlando to KSC. Don't forget that the best (only?) route there includes toll rodes, so I'm sure the taxi driver will pass that cost on to you. The US is a big place. Mapquest is a good web site to double check driving distances. Jeff Signature"When transportation is cheap, frequent, reliable, and flexible, everything else becomes easier." - Jon Goff >> I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch >> a taxi to KSC. >That's going to be one huge taxi bill! Better double check how far it is >from Orlando to KSC. Don't forget that the best (only?) route there >includes toll rodes, so I'm sure the taxi driver will pass that cost on to >you. I just did this on Tuesday for the STS-120 launch. It's 49 miles from the Orlando airport to Cocoa Beach (next to the cape). The toll is $1.25 each way. Lou Scheffer >> I think I'll probably take the Amtrak from Miami to Orlando and then catch >> a taxi to KSC. > >That's going to be one huge taxi bill! Better double check how far it is >from Orlando to KSC. Don't forget that the best (only?) route there >includes toll rodes Not the only. From the airport, you can go up Semoran to Colonial (SR-50) and east to Titusville. More traffic, but the toll booths on 528 around the airport can be chaos, too. I still think driving from Miami is the way to go. Avoid the airport logjam and be on your own timetable. Brian > On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:13:38 -0400, "Jeff Findley" > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Brian Orlando or Miami, it doesn't matter, still would be affected by logjams. Still have to get on 50 or 528. You are screwed either way >> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:13:38 -0400, "Jeff Findley" >> I still think driving from Miami is the way to go. Avoid the airport >> logjam and be on your own timetable. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Orlando or Miami, it doesn't matter, still would be affected by >logjams. Still have to get on 50 or 528. You are screwed either way Why not just stay at one of the many motels in Cocoa Beach? (sp?) Regards Jim in Houston. Contrary to popular opinion RN does not mean Real Nerd! Teddy Roosevelt's mother said: "Fill what is empty, empty what is full, and scratch where it itches" SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >I still think driving from Miami is the way to go. Avoid the airport >logjam and be on your own timetable. You might also want to check into driving from Jacksonville - the airport is going to be a hell of a lot less crowded, and once you are out of the immediate Jacksonville area, traffic on I95 drops significantly. (And drops even further once you get south of St. Augustine.) You'll end up with half the highway miles and _much_ less hassle and traffic. If you can spare the time, and endure the traffic of the northern portion, one can also take 17 down a considerable ways. 17 is a backwater highway, but a very pleasant drive. (And there's a helluva crab shack on it a little ways down from Jax.) D. SignatureTouch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. http://derekl1963.livejournal.com/ -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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