One night, around 9:00 PM, we decided to drive over for a late night launch. We arrived at US 1 about two minutes before launch. Parked the car on the shoulder, joined a group of watchers on the US1/A1A overpass, and viewed the amazingly brilliant launch. Got back into the car and drove home.
Watched another fantastic launch from Cocoa Beach. We are space launch groupies.
Yup! Worked space shuttle for 36 years. Last 24 of it at KSC. Nine years, later I still miss it.
I watched a shuttle launch from the roof of a USAF building right on A1A from Patrick AFB. That was awesome, lit up the whole sky.