As someone who lived in Florida most of my life, I can say that people were/are still in awe of every rocket that blasts off... probably because we could see it

As someone who lived in Florida most of my life, I can say that people were/are still in awe of every rocket that blasts off... probably because we could see it happen. Maybe not quite as interested as when things were first getting going, but that's human nature "meh I've seen it before". But even so, watching the shuttle and SpaceX go up is definitely exciting to those who can actually see it.