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Yes because the equipment needed for space launches are only on the east coast. Also they launch along the coast so that fuel will land in the ocean rather than on land.

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No, the space shuttle launch site was located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which is on the east coast of the United States. The shuttle typically launched eastward over the Atlantic Ocean to take advantage of the Earth's rotation for added velocity.

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