For all the trouble NASA has with weather delays by basing
shuttle launches out of Florida, there must be a good reason why
they don’t move to, say, Southern California…right? Everybody
has that moment when they realize they don’t know about
something that they should probably know about. Whether it’s
history, language, science, or cultural phenomena, you’ve felt
the stinging personal embarrassment of a moment wherein you
realize there’s some common knowledge that isn’t so common.
Don’t feel bad; nobody knows everything. Nobody, that is, except
me and my sidekick, The Internet! Somewhere in the world, a
confused soul begs the question… Why Does NASA Launch Their
Shuttles from Florida? It seems like before every space shuttle
launch from Cape Canaveral, NASA encounters some delay by way of
weather, leading most people to wonder “why have it in a state
that frequently deals with rainy weather?” Blast off. There are
three simple reasons why NASA doesn’t mind the finicky weather
of the Sunshine State and will not