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We've had some specific threads regarding space and rocket launches. So I thought it might be nice to have a dedicated thread to talk about it and post relevant articles.
 
I’ll be at Canaveral National Seashore later this week next to the Kennedy Space Center. Half the time I’m there I view a launch 🚀 of some sort.

Also; in the SoCal desert east of Holtville and North of the LTVA there is an old abandoned military airfield that the San Diego Rocket 🚀 Club frequented and I would camp there and watch the goings on launches in stuff.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/65534785114/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holtville_Airport

bch bum jonny rocket 🚀
 

Iven Carl Kincheloe was the 1st man in space & grew up 15 miles from me.​

They later changed the distance to space.There's a park & memorial in Cass. Here's a 6 min YT.
Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. is considered the "first man in space" because he was the first pilot to fly above 100,000 feet, reaching an altitude of 126,200 feet in a Bell X-2 rocket plane on September 7, 1956, which at the time was considered the edge of space; he was awarded the Mackay Trophy for this flight.

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INTJohn,

Thanks for the info about Holtville area. That led me to the Midland LTVA web page. Pilot Knob LTVA was mentioned and the supplemental Pilot Knob 14 day free camping area was described. The 14 day free camping starts exactly one mile from the western edge of the LTVA. Keep the riff raff at a distance, /sarc.

https://www.blm.gov/visit/midland-long-term-visitor-area

Item 26:
Perimeter Camping
Do not camp within 1 mile outside the boundaries of Hot Springs, Tamarisk, and Pilot Knob LTVAs and within 2 miles outside the boundary of Midland LTVA. Bureau of Land Management – Long Term Visitor Areas – Supplementary Rules

Not mentioned in the BLM information, but from what I observed in the few days I was there:

The added "NO CAMPING" signage is indicating that the roadway is off limits to camping. That roadway is actively used by the Border Patrol and an RV or two could block the Border Patrol vehicles.

Now I know where I need to be next time. I won't be in an indeterminate "No Man's Land".
 
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