CHRIS ZUPPA | Times
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(Titusville, 2/24/2011) Spectators from around the globe crowd into Titusville off of U.S. 1 to see Discovery go up for the last time. Tickets are not required for these impromptu gatherings, which can swell in size in a limited space. The New York Times Magazine reported in April that more than 500,000 people packed into the town and the surrounding area to see the historic event. Realizing that the shuttle program is ending, people have traveled from as far as New Zealand and as near as Deltona to see the orbiters go up. [CHRIS ZUPPA, Times]