As Hurricane Dorian advances on a course likely to slam the Florida peninsula wi...
WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Dorian advances on a course likely to slam the Florida peninsula within days, U.S. space agencies and aerospace companies are sheltering millions of dollars in hardware and assets along the Space Coast.
Dorian, expected to strengthen in the Atlantic to a Category 4 storm with winds topping 130 miles per hour , could churn across dozens of launchpads owned by NASA, the U.S. Air Force and companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin starting around Monday.The Miami-based National Hurricane Center describes Category 4 storms as capable of causing"catastrophic damage" including severe damage to well-built homes.
“Everybody’s got their procedures so that you know what to do and how to respond and adapt,” Dale Ketcham, vice president of government relations at Space Florida, the state’s space-based economic development body, told Reuters. “Because with your people and your capital investment, it’s foolish to be cavalier regarding the preparation of a hurricane.”
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