California vs Florida: Do We Really Need to Launch from Both?

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Seeing SpaceX Falcon 9’s and United Launch Alliance Atlas V’s launch from the Florida coast is nothing surprising to the average person. We launch rockets from Florida because it’s close to the equator? Right?

While Kennedy Space Center is the most famous spaceport in the world - it’s not the only one on American soil. On the other side of the country is Vandenberg Air Force Base, a military launch site in southern California that was testing ballistic missiles before Kennedy Space Center was even built. Vandenberg has launched rockets for the Air Force, the Department of Defense, civilian contractors, and even sent NASA’s InSight lander on its way to Mars. But do we really need both?

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