I'm sure it is. I went the day there was a launch scheduled, it was so cool to see them getting ready for it. We were in the space center when it was open late... it was a nighttime launch. Unfortunately, they called it off because the clouds were too thick, but when tehre is a launch they set up a whole viewing area. There's some bleachers and stuff, and they bring out a big TV on a truck, and have interviews and stuff. You could see the shuttle on the TV with the lights shining up on it, and you're about a mile away from the actual launchpad... you can see the lights shining up in the sky too. It's amazing.
One of these days I'm going to get down there when another launch is scheduled.