Four Places to Watch a Rocket Launch

1. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Launches by NASA and SpaceX are announced via spaceflightnow.com.

2. Wallops Island, Virginia. The NASA Visitor Center offers a perfect view of launches. For dates, see the What’s Up at Wallops app.

3. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Spaceadventures.com’s VIP tours can seat you less than a mile from the launch pad.

4.Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Call the Straight Talk Line at (805) 606-VAND for info on launches viewable from public sites outside the military base.