太空海岸

太空海岸(英文：Space Coast)是美国佛罗里达州甘迺迪太空中心（KSC）和卡纳维拉尔角空军基地附近的地区。NASA的所有载人航天飞机（从1961年的水星计划运行到2011年太空梭计划结束）都是从KSC或卡纳维拉尔角发射的。空军基地内还发射了无人军事和民用火箭。该地区的城市包括泰特斯维尔、可可、罗克雷治、卡纳维拉尔角、梅里特岛、可可海滩、墨尔本、印第亚兰提、棕榈湾和维埃拉。该地区大部分位于布里瓦德县内。它的南部是宝藏海岸（英语：Treasure Coast），西部和北部是佛罗里达中部（英语：Central Florida）（在经济上与该地区相关），而东部则是大西洋。

NASA选择在佛罗里达发射火箭的原因之一就是与地球的自转有关。地球在赤道旋转得最快，所以NASA利用了这一点。除了增加火箭的轨道速度外，从南方位置（赤道附近）发射是最有益的。此外，还要利用行星的旋转方向，从没有人居住的东风海岸的地点发射航天器，在紧急情况下碎片会坠落，这对于地面人员的安全都是有很大程度保护的，而在美国唯一能够做到这一点的地点是在佛罗里达州，德克萨斯州和波多黎各的东海岸，但是鉴于德克萨斯州沿海地区，南佛罗里达州和波多黎各的人口密度高，所以通常被认为的太空海岸的最佳地点在考虑到所有因素后才决定的。

带有太空主题的地标(在甘迺迪太空中心和卡纳维拉尔角空军基地附近)

在卡纳维尔角附近的许多地方都是以与美国太空计划有关的主题命名的，包括交通工具、太空人和太空港本身。

Alan Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach^{[来源请求]}
Apollo Boulevard, Melbourne^{[来源请求]}
Apollo Elementary School, Titusville^[1]
Armstrong Drive, Titusville^{[来源请求]}
Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral^{[来源请求]}
Astronaut High School, Titusville
Atlantis Elementary School, Port St. John^[2]
Bayside High School, Palm Bay
Challenger 7 Elementary School, Port St. John^{[来源请求]}
Challenger Memorial Parkway, (State Road 407), Titusville
Chaffee Drive, Titusville
Christa McAuliffe drawbridge, Merritt Island^{[来源请求]}
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Palm Bay^{[来源请求]}
Columbia Boulevard (State Road 405), Titusville
Columbia Elementary School, Palm Bay^{[来源请求]}
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^{[来源请求]}
Satellite High School, Satellite Beach
Shepard Drive, Titusville^{[来源请求]}
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^{[来源请求]}
White Drive, Titusville

旅游

这个地区很受游客欢迎，可以亲眼观看火箭的发射。据信，2018年2月有超过100,000人参加了猎鹰重型的试验飞行。^[9]

参考资料

^ 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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