What the hell is with NASA
They are located in HURRICANE country
HINT THe Miami football team are the HURRICANES
Build them to take the worst a CAT 5
There is no "safe place" in Florida - nothing is immune from hurricanes.
> Build them to take the worst a CAT 5
They did... forty years ago. It's time for a new one. In fact, tiem for several new ones.
NASA is strategically placed on the continent, strategically built, and also strategically located in FL. Government does not spend that much money on something only to lead to a loss on investment. They do their homework.
They could have built it anywhere in FL but they chose halfway up the east coast(nowhere near Miami) because that is the location with the least probability of a hurricane landfall, history proves. Science also contributes to the decision with wind and climate patterns. There have been some, as there always will be, but not many.
Fact is Frances was so large it covered the entire state of FL, nothing went untouched.
I would be curious to see their building maintenance records tho.
I believe the major buildings were built to withstand 115 MPH (coincidentally), without MAJOR structural damage.
They are located in HURRICANE country
Unfortunately the best locations for launching spacecraft into equatorial orbits are. The Ideal locations are at the equator on the western shore of an ocean. That way they can take advantage of the Earths rotation to add about 1,000 mph to the initial speed launching west to east while giving plenty of room for a malfunctioning rocket to crash into th ocean. Unfortunately hurricanes form in tropical regions of the oceans and travel east to west.