>>The Cape is very cool. I was there for a shuttle launch back in the spring. amazing.
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>I just checked and there is a shuttle launch scheduled for May 17, 2001 (the day after the conference ends). They often get delayed, but wouldn't it be cool if we got to see it go up? BTW the schedule's available at
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http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htmI used to live in Orlando and we'ld watch the launches from the top floor of the building.
The most amazing one I saw was a night launch. It's 40 plus miles, but the whole sky lit up and seemed bright enough to read.