太空海岸

太空海岸(英文：Space Coast)是美國佛羅里達州甘迺迪太空中心（KSC）和卡納維拉爾角空軍基地附近的地區。NASA的所有載人航天飛機（從1961年的水星計劃運行到2011年太空梭計劃結束）都是从KSC或卡納維拉爾角发射的。空軍基地内還發射了無人軍事和民用火箭。該地區的城市包括泰特斯維爾、可可、羅克雷治、卡納維拉爾角、梅里特島、可可海灘、墨爾本、印第亞蘭提、棕櫚灣和維埃拉。該地區大部分位於布里瓦德縣內。它的南部是寶藏海岸（英语：Treasure Coast），西部和北部是佛羅里達中部（英语：Central Florida）（在經濟上與該地區相關），而東部則是大西洋。

NASA选择在佛羅里達發射火箭的原因之一就是与地球的自轉有關。地球在赤道旋轉得最快，所以NASA利用了這一點。除了增加火箭的軌道速度外，從南方位置（赤道附近）發射是最有益的。此外，还要利用行星的旋轉方向，從沒有人居住的東風海岸的地點發射航天器，在緊急情況下碎片會坠落，這對於地面人員的安全都是有很大程度保护的，而在美國唯一能夠做到這一點的地點是在佛羅里達州，德克薩斯州和波多黎各的東海岸，但是鑑於德克薩斯州沿海地區，南佛羅里達州和波多黎各的人口密度高，所以通常被認為的太空海岸的最佳地點在考慮到所有因素后才决定的。

帶有太空主题的地標(在甘迺迪太空中心和卡納維拉爾角空軍基地附近)

在卡納維爾角附近的許多地方都是以與美國太空計劃有關的主題命名的，包括交通工具、太空人和太空港本身。

Alan Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach^{[來源請求]}
Apollo Boulevard, Melbourne^{[來源請求]}
Apollo Elementary School, Titusville^[1]
Armstrong Drive, Titusville^{[來源請求]}
Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral^{[來源請求]}
Astronaut High School, Titusville
Atlantis Elementary School, Port St. John^[2]
Bayside High School, Palm Bay
Challenger 7 Elementary School, Port St. John^{[來源請求]}
Challenger Memorial Parkway, (State Road 407), Titusville
Chaffee Drive, Titusville
Christa McAuliffe drawbridge, Merritt Island^{[來源請求]}
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Palm Bay^{[來源請求]}
Columbia Boulevard (State Road 405), Titusville
Columbia Elementary School, Palm Bay^{[來源請求]}
Columbia Village, Melbourne (Florida Institute of Technology)
Discovery Elementary School, Palm Bay^[3]
Endeavour Elementary Magnet school, Cocoa^[4]
Enterprise Elementary School, Cocoa
Freedom 7 Elementary School, Cocoa Beach
Gemini Elementary School, Melbourne Beach^[5]
Grissom Parkway, Cocoa
I Dream Of Jeannie Drive, Cocoa Beach
John F. Kennedy Middle School, Rockledge
Jupiter Boulevard, Palm Bay
Kennedy Point Park, Titusville
MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island^[6] (an abbreviation for "Merritt Island Launch Area")^[7]
Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach
NASA Boulevard (State Road 508), Melbourne
Ronald McNair Middle Magnet School, Rockledge
Satellite Beach, Florida
Satellite Boulevard, Cocoa^{[來源請求]}
Satellite High School, Satellite Beach
Shepard Drive, Titusville^{[來源請求]}
Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School
Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Florida
Space Coast Surge, a member of the Florida Winter Baseball League played out of Cocoa in 2009^[8]
Space View Park, Titusville^{[來源請求]}
White Drive, Titusville

旅遊

這個地區很受遊客歡迎，可以親眼觀看火箭的發射。據信，2018年2月有超過100,000人參加了獵鷹重型的試驗飛行。^[9]

參考資料

^ Apollo Elementary School. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2018-12-10）.
^ Atlantis Elementary School (PDF). [14 June 2018].
^ Discovery Elementary School. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2018-12-09）.
^ Endeavour Elementary Magnet: About Us. [11 August 2017].
^ Schools Listing. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2013-03-23）.
^ Mila Elementary School. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-11）.
^ Saggio, Jessica. So what does the name MILA Elementary actually mean?. Florida Today (Melbourne, Florida). August 11, 2015: 1B [August 11, 2015]. （原始内容存档于2017-09-12）.
^ spacecoastsurge.com - spacecoastsurge Resources and Information.. www.spacecoastsurge.com. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2015-02-03）.
^ 存档副本. [2020-08-05]. （原始内容存档于2018-12-22）.

[1] Apollo Elementary School. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2018-12-10）.

[2] Atlantis Elementary School (PDF). [14 June 2018].

[3] Discovery Elementary School. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2018-12-09）.

[4] Endeavour Elementary Magnet: About Us. [11 August 2017].

[5] Schools Listing. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2013-03-23）.

[6] Mila Elementary School. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-11）.

[7] Saggio, Jessica. So what does the name MILA Elementary actually mean?. Florida Today (Melbourne, Florida). August 11, 2015: 1B [August 11, 2015]. （原始内容存档于2017-09-12）.

[8] spacecoastsurge.com - spacecoastsurge Resources and Information.. www.spacecoastsurge.com. [11 August 2017]. （原始内容存档于2015-02-03）.

[9] 存档副本. [2020-08-05]. （原始内容存档于2018-12-22）.

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