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<\/p>\nCentral Florida beach to close ahead of Artemis II launch<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAMERICA\u2019S FIRST CREWED MISSION TO THE MOON IN MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY MAY BLAST OFF IN JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS AND TO PREPARE FOR ARTEMIS TWO, OFFICIALS IN BREVARD COUNTY ARE PREPARING TO CLOSE DOWN A POPULAR BEACH. AS WESH TWO MEAGHAN MORIARTY EXPLAINS, THESE CLOSURES COULD CONTINUE IF THE LAUNCH GETS PUSHED BACK. ARTEMIS TWO IS SET TO LAUNCH AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY 6TH, SENDING FOUR ASTRONAUTS AROUND THE MOON. BUT AHEAD OF THAT LAUNCH DATE, PLAYALINDA BEACH WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 31ST, AND IT WON\u2019T REOPEN UNTIL THE ROCKET BLASTS OFF, SOMETHING BEACHGOERS ARE SAYING THEY THINK IS A GOOD IDEA FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK SO, AGAIN, JUST FOR SAFETY FIRST. SO IF YOU\u2019VE GOT TO CLOSE DOWN THE BEACH THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO ACCESS, THEY SHOULD FIND ANOTHER AREA THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND OBSERVE THAT THE CLOSURE COULD EXTEND TO OTHER MONTHS, LIKE MARCH AND APRIL. IF THE ROCKET DOESN\u2019T GO OFF DURING ITS WINDOW IN FEBRUARY. AND THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THEY\u2019LL CLOSE. THE REASON IS BECAUSE I THINK THEY\u2019RE GOING TO BE DOING THE WET DRESS REHEARSAL, WHERE THEY\u2019LL BE LOADING THE PROPELLANTS, WHICH ARE EXPLOSIVE, AND SO YOU DON\u2019T WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS. AND THESE CLOSURES COULD BECOME MORE FREQUENT WITH STARSHIP ON THE WAY, THE COMPANY ASKING TO LAUNCH UP TO 44 TIMES A YEAR. THIS PORTENDS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH STARSHIP. NOW THEY HAVE SAID THEY COULD CLOSE UP TO TWO MONTHS A YEAR. I THINK THAT\u2019S A REALLY TERRIBLE THING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN. DOCTOR KEN KRAMER, A RESEARCH CHEMIST AND FOUNDER OF SPACE UP CLOSE, SAYS SPACEX SHOULD USE PAD 37 INSTEAD OF 39 A TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CLOSURES, BUT CONSTRUCTION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AT PAD 39 A, WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT SPACEX WILL MINIMIZE THE CLOSURES. IT\u2019S A SENTIMENT THAT BEACHGOERS ECHO AS WELL. NOW, AS THE COMMERCIAL, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SIDE OF THE SPACEX LAUNCHES, CONTINUE TRYING TO FIND A LONG TERM SOLUTION INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SHUT DOWN FOR THE FLIGHTS. AS THEY BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, COVERING THE SPACE COAST. MEAGHAN MORIARTY WESH TWO NEWS. PLAYALINDA BEACH WILL CLOSE JANUARY 31ST AND STA\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Central Florida beach to close ahead of Artemis II launch<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:56 PM EST Jan 14, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n