Abathar,
I live on an airpark west about 90 miles south of the Cape.
A couple of shuttle launches ago I took off with my son in my RV6Aand flew to Sebastian, about 60 miles north of here while climbing to 10,000 feet and we watched as it toook off, came up and flew by like an angel.
WAAAY cool.
How close could you have gotten before the CAP intercepted you?
Spent my summers on Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach, got to see two of them launch.
My friend who works at the Cape sent me that photo, he got it in an email from the pilot who took it.
I would love to be airborne and see the launch, that would be great.