Even though you could question the whole Artemis concept, it's still extremely exciting watching the countdown with my son. I just missed the original Apollo flights and had assumed I would never see a moon landing in my lifetime. We may well not have a landing for quite some time yet, but it's still cool to see a Moon bound rocket standing on the launchpad...

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pjmorris 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We lived ~60 miles North of the Cape when I was a young boy, and watching the Saturn V's go on the way to the moon was a forming experience.

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nobleach 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

80 miles for me! I was a Space Shuttle era kid though. Saw the Challenger disaster during my lunchtime. And then on perpetual replay for the rest of the week on WESH/WCPX/WFTV most likely. Even still, just knowing we were launching all those people into space was awe-inspiring.

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chasd00 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I lived in Port Orange FL until i was 12, during night launches my dad would take the family to New Smyrna Beach or some where a short drive South where we watched the shuttles come up over the water somehow. I can't remember the details it was a lonnnng time ago haha. I do remember the launches sounding like popcorn popping.

I live in Dallas now and will be turning 50 soon, i want to catch the next Starship launch live but would have to time it perfectly to get time off of work ahead of time.

	▲	largbae 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You probably watched from the Florida side of the intercoastal waterway between the main part of Florida and Cape Canaveral. Because of the 3-mile minimum and Patrick AFB it is pretty hard to find a good watching place that is actually on the cape.

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qingcharles 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't know if it's feasible for you, but if you can, try to take your kid to see a live rocket launch. The TV is grossly unable to display how awesome these things are in person.

	▲	whatever1 a minute ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The scale really is unfathomable for the human brain.
	▲	dylan604 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It is one of the things I regret not ever getting to see a shuttle launch. The closest I ever got was when I flew over Florida while a shuttle was on the pad.
	▲	adolph 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		And a landing! S Padre is great for kids and rockets. For the more adventurous and/or bilingual the beaches on the Mexican side seem to have awesome views too.
	▲	cindyllm an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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lp0_on_fire 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's even more exciting when you realize that the last crewed mission beyond Low Earth Orbit was 1972 and each person on that spacecraft today are younger than that.

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ludjer 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Its going to be a first for me and my son as well. Looking forward to tonight to make an even over it.