You hear all these strange stories about things that go missing and people can't tell which way they are going. Something that as important as the space program operating so close and nothing strange has happen, thank GOD. It makes you think.
2007-08-01 06:26:37 · 7 answers · asked by Roger B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
they put it there for 2 reasons, the first reason is that is listed above about being closer to the equator, the second is that there are 2 large bodies of water on either side of florida so if something did go horribly wrong debrie wouldnt cause chaos and perhaps spread problems like fire and property damage, all the debris would fall into the ocean. so in short the space center is in the place it is today because of saftey issues and ease of launch
2007-08-01 11:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideally, you'd want to put a launch pad *on* the Equator, to get the maximum amount of boost from the Earth's 1000MPH rotation. Florida just so happens to be closest to the Equator, while still being a part of the contiguous United States (Hawaii would be better, but shipping parts of rockets to Hawaii for launch would be cumbersome...)
This is the same reason the French built their Arianne launching site in Guiana.
2007-08-01 07:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Property at that location was very inexpensive and plentiful at the time.
2. Closer to the equator, making synchronous orbit launches easier.
3. Weather was conducive to year-round launch and recovery capability.
4. The politician's needed jobs for their family members who already lived there!
2007-08-01 09:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by NJGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The so-called "devil's triangle" is a cultural myth, and does not exist in real life. So it was not a consideration in the planning of the space effort.
2007-08-01 06:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by aviophage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure a compass would be of much use in finding your way to the moon eh Rog ?
2007-08-01 06:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like you said, in 40 years, nothing untoward has happened there. Maybe the devil can't reach that high. Or maybe it really IS just hurricanes and pirates.
2007-08-01 06:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe compass no worky, but rocket no use compass, so rocket worky fine!
2007-08-01 09:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋