The best app for watching, or photographing, a rocket launch in person on Florida's Space Coast. Made by Steven Madow, a NASA-credentialed photographer who has shot more than 250 launches and whose Artemis photos have been seen over 10 million times. The viewing spots and photos are his own. Launch day, start to finish: T−7 DAYS · KNOW WHAT'S LAUNCHING • Every launch from Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center, with a live T-minus • Honest times: if only the day or month is known, that's all you'll see • CONFIRMED when T-0 is firm, GO only when the launch team actually polls GO • Holds and scrubs as they happen, with the reason and the new time • Follow what you care about: reminders, slip and scrub alerts, and auto-follow for crewed flights, Falcon Heavy, New Glenn, any rocket or provider, or every Space Coast launch T−3 DAYS · IS IT WORTH THE DRIVE? • A score for each day from where you are: the launch odds, whether you'll see it through the clouds, and how the booster's ride home looks • Steven's Outlook: launch-weather odds as an honest range up to a week out, before the official forecast is posted • Every reason behind the score, from the weather window to the rocket's track record T−1 DAY · BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE • Hand-picked viewing spots with photos, distance to the pad, which way to face, and directions • Spots closed for a launch are left out (no driving to the LC-39 gantry for a 39A launch) • Will Playalinda be open? Park Service notices tied to each launch, and a push when it's confirmed • A heads-up when a twilight launch could make a "jellyfish" plume T−3 HOURS · KNOW IF YOU'LL SEE IT • The 45th Weather Squadron's launch-weather odds and the rules they're watching • Clouds at T-0 split into low, mid, and high layers, with a plain-English verdict • Live NOAA satellite and NEXRAD radar loops over the pads • Booster recovery weather: seas and wind where the droneship waits T−10 MINUTES · POINT AT THE PAD • A live compass: turn until the arrow lines up and that's where it rises • Distance to the pad and how long the sound takes to reach you • The countdown on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and full-screen in StandBy T−0 · EYES UP, NOT ON YOUR PHONE • A spoken countdown in Steven's own voice: T-minus calls, the final ten, "Ignition", "Liftoff!", Max Q, and engine cutoff • Warnings 30 and 10 seconds before boostback, entry, and landing burns • Through AirPods, glasses, or the phone speaker, with the phone locked • Try it any time: Practice run, in the menu on Launches T+8 MINUTES · THEN WATCH IT COME HOME • Countdowns to every booster burn and the landing, for all three Falcon Heavy cores • Landing zone or droneship, and sonic boom heads-ups when it's coming back to the Cape • Results the moment they're known • Boosters and droneships: follow the ship back to port, with an alert when your booster is coming home YOUR LAUNCH LOG • Log the launches you've seen and where you watched from • Earn badges: first crew launch, sonic booms, night launches, Falcon Heavy, and more • Past Launches: every launch, any year, with landings and Steven's recaps • Add past launches by year, search every launch worldwide, or import your own list KNOW THE MISSION • Booster history, pad turnaround, and "by the numbers" stats • What's on board, mission patches, infographics, and press kits • Crew, spacecraft, and the full countdown timeline EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and your nightstand • Apple Watch, iPad, and CarPlay • Optional wake-up alarm that rings through silent mode and moves if the launch slips • Ask Siri: "When's the next launch in Launch Guide?" Free. No ads, no tracking, and no account needed. Not affiliated with NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or the U.S. Space Force.
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