#4 I was in Orlando for a week-long seminar in the late 1990s.

There was a space shuttle launch scheduled for the week I was there. And it was scheduled to takeoff around 4:00am.

I set the alarm for 3:30am or so and went out to the front of the hotel where I was staying. Conveniently, the hotel entrance faced due east.

Shortly after 4:00am, the eastern sky lit up as if the sun was rising, then the rocket was in plain view as it accelerated into the sky.

It was breathtaking, JPW.

I hope you and your son can see a launch in person.