5124 x 3353 px | 43,4 x 28,4 cm | 17,1 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2008
Ubicazione:
Florida, USA
Altre informazioni:
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States. The site is near Cape Canaveral, midway between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida. It is 34 mi (55 km) long and around 6 mi (10 km) wide, covering 219 square miles (567 km²). Around 17, 000 people work at the site. There is a visitor center and public tours and KSC is a major tourist destination for visitors to Florida. Because much of KSC is a restricted area and only 9 percent of the land is developed, the site also serves as an important wildlife sanctuary; Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore are also features of this area. The area receives more lightning strikes than any other place in the U.S., causing NASA to spend millions of dollars to avoid strikes during launch.
