Cape Canaveral, an Idiot’s Launch Site

I’d like to know who the rocket scientist(s) was/were that chose Cape Canaveral as the ideal place to light a gigantic firecracker under the a$$ of human beings hell bent on being shot out of the influence of gravity.

The climate of central Florida is called sub-tropical for a good reason. In minutes the weather can go from sunny and bright to pouring rain.
Most of you know that rain and clouds are inconsistent with flying objects that are propelled by exploding gases.

Wouldn’t Arizona or some other state that nobody cares about have been a more thoughtful choice? In Arizona you can open a bag of Lay’s Classic potato chips in February, and by October they’re still fresh!

Did these morons ever hear that “it never rains in southern California?”

“But wait,” you say. “If the rocket crashes and burns, we don’t want it to land on a populated area. Better the shrapnel and poor unfortunates land in the ocean.”

If I were an astronaut this would not be a confidence building reassurance.
If NASA relies on the lowest bidders to build these enormous Roman candles, at least they should ensure that the weather gives a reasonable shot at continued living.

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