Daytona Beach is known for many things: The Daytona 500, beautiful beaches and not forgetting Bike Week. But did you know that Volusia County offers stunning views of rocket launches from neighboring Brevard County, home to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space station ?
You can check it for yourself.
Day or night, watch a rocket launch on East Beach SO Florida.
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, yes. We have suggestions for where and how to watch a rocket launch from Ormond Beach to Oak Hill below if you keep scrolling.
Here’s what we know about rocket launch missions, mentioned in FLORIDA TODAY’s Rocket Launch Schedule for the month, which is updated frequently. (Check this link often for April rocket launch times and dates, as they are regularly subject to change for various reasons.)
Is there a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida? Wednesday May 1: SpaceX Starlink 6-55
A navigational warning from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency indicates that SpaceX is targeting Wednesday evening for its next Starlink mission:
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Assignment: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from the Cape Canaveral space station.
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Launch window: 9:43 p.m. to 2:14 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 1
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Location: Launch Complex 40
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Path: South East
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Local sound boom: No
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Additional landing: Drone ship on the Atlantic Ocean
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Live: Starts 90 minutes before takeoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Where can I watch SpaceX rocket launches online?
If you want to watch live coverage of rocket launches, FLORIDA TODAY Space Team will provide updates to floridatoday.com/space, starting approximately 90 minutes before launch time. You can download the free app for iPhone or Android or type floridatoday.com/space in your browser.
In Volusia County, immediately north of Brevard County – home to the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Station – you can get a great view of a SpaceX, NASA or United Launch Alliance rocket launching.
The best views to watch a rocket launch from here are along the beach. Look due south. Readers also mentioned seeing a rocket launch from New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. Here are some recommended places:
• New Smyrna South Beach (Canaveral National Seashore), parking fees may apply. New Smyrna Beach has 17 miles of white sand beaches. An eclectic and picturesque beach town, despite its reputation as the “shark bite capital of the world,” New Smyrna Beach has always been a paradise for surfers who come for the waves.
Dinner and launch: Perfect for a SpaceX or NASA Rocket Launch, Best Waterfront Restaurants in Volusia County
• Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park, 6656 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Bethune Beach, which is 3.5 miles south of New Smyrna Beach and 1 mile north of the Apollo Beach entrance to Canaveral Seashore State Park, has restrooms, picnic pavilions, showers and nearly 800 feet of seaside sidewalk, according to Volusia…
