[simonh]

To be fair, when a company's infrastructure construction, and planned operational activities have a significant impact on the local environment, it makes sense to explain and signal these up front. You can bet environmental groups and SpaceX's competitors are already lining up their objections.

[bryanlarsen]

Especially when that local environment includes Disney, the 800 pound gorilla of the area.

[ericd]

Wonder which way they'd come down on this, seems like it might be a big (and free) attraction, if visitors could see the aftermath of those sunset launches. Seems like at ~60 miles away, the noise shouldn't be an issue.

[bryanlarsen]

The big issue is that the keep-out zone for rocket launches includes the cruise ships out of Port Canaveral, which is where Disney Cruises are based.

[mrguyorama]

And a significant fraction of all other Cruise traffic in Florida.

Our non-disney cruise sailed out from there. There was lots of signage about how the waterways would be closed for the SpaceX launch the next day.