It saves on fuel. The reason we launch rockets from Florida as opposed to say, Long Island, New York, is that we are closer to the equator, the mid-point between the north and south poles. If you were to spin a Basketball, you would see that the center rotates faster than the top or bottom of the ball. This means that when the rocket blasts off from the launch pad, it gets an extra boost from the rotation of the earth and that means less fuel needs to be used to lift off. Another reason is that the launch is done over water. If sonething were to happen to a rocket after lift-off, the rocket would come down over water and not land (remember the Space Shuttle).
Cape Canaveral, Florida, Kennedy Space Center.
The space shuttle used to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. However, the space shuttle program ended in 2011. Currently, rockets like SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch from various locations, including Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor was on February 8 at 4:15 AM EST
NASA launches the space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Apollo 11 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from Pad 39A.
Cape Canaveral, Florida, Kennedy Space Center.
The space shuttle used to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. However, the space shuttle program ended in 2011. Currently, rockets like SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch from various locations, including Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Kennedy space center is a space center where they do space stuff and launch and land space shuttles and do a bunch of scientific stuff there and it's in Florida! The Kennedy Space center is NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) space vehicle launch place and Launch Control Center. It is located on Merritt Island near Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor was on February 8 at 4:15 AM EST
Kennedy Space Center in Florida .
NASA launches the space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Apollo 11 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from Pad 39A.
Apollo 13 launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970.
The Kennedy Space Center was built in 1965. The Kennedy space center is located in Merritt Island, Florida.
Kennedy Space Center,Cape Canavral,Florida
The Kennedy Space Center was originally named Launch Operations Center. It was given the name Kennedy Space Center by Lyndon Johnson's executive order on November 19, 1963. It became official on December 20th, 1963.
In Florida - About an hour East of Orlando, FL. John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899