Welcome home! Watch NASA SpaceX Crew-2 splashdown in Florida Max Brewer Bridge and Parrish ParkĪddress: 1 A. Playalinda BeachĪddress: 1000 Playalinda Beach Road, Canaveral National Seashore Website: /Recreation/Jetty-Park-Beach-Pier 2. Jetty Park Beach and PierĪddress: 400 Jetty Park Road, Cape Canaveral Without further ado, here are 10 great places to watch the Falcon 9 rocket launch. Check the Wave smartphone app for traffic updates. Those opting to watch the launch from the Cape should be aware of possible traffic congestion. If you're watching outside, visibility depends on weather conditions, and people should make sure not to block traffic or rights of way on bridges and to follow posted rules at beaches. Wednesday, FLORIDA TODAY will host live launch coverage, which includes an interactive chat with space reporter Emre Kelly, videos and a livestream. If successful, this would be the fifth SpaceX mission that launched humans into space.Īt 7 p.m. About eight minutes after liftoff, its 162-foot first stage booster will target a drone ship landing in the Atlantic. Spectators should be prepared for a northeastern trajectory when Falcon 9 vaults off the pad Wednesday night with Crew-3. NASA and SpaceX astronauts splash down near Florida Photos: SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts prepare for launch Things to know about: NASA SpaceX Crew-3 launch from Kennedy Space Center Factors not calculated into that number – upper-level winds, weather along the trajectory, at-sea conditions for a booster landing, and solar flare activity – were all listed as "low risk." Weather for a Wednesday night launch attempt looks more favorable than last week at 80% "go" around the pad. Their mission will include science experiments and spacewalks and is scheduled to last about six months. Crew-3 includes NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer.