I'm a little late coming into this 'conversation', so by now everyone should know that the launch of Atlantis won't happen until at least January 2nd, 2008 at the earliest.
As far as a good place for viewing, well, I always have the best seat in the house,
, but for you mere mortals out there, trying to find a good place to view along the shoreline here is at best described as a dept store opening its doors on Black Friday...you run, or drive in this case, to secure the best spot you can.
I always tell people who wish to view, that along the shoreline in Titusville proper (Route 1) is the best location and it keeps you close to the highways (normally a drive to work for me is 20 minutes, but after a day time launch, that changes to an hour and a half for the same distance).
I'm sure most of you dont want those pretty Vettes moving along at a snail's pace with chances of overheating.
So, the following would/could be an alternative...
Those 'major' highways that get you in, and out, of town is SR 528 and I-95. And from I-95, the shoreline in Titusville is just 3.5 miles east. Once in town, I could ask Ron Wood of Corvette Interiors (Route 50/Cheny Highway) if you could use his parking lot...then take a short walk, maybe a quarter mile, to the shoreline, with your chairs and other assorted goodies.
And even if the launch is scrubed any other time, wasn't it always the excuse to drive the car in the first place, and the real reason??
And besides, you're a bit closer to the escapes routes than most of the other 100,000 to 200,000 people who come to watch a launch!