The Atlantic Ocean, not Hurricane Matthew's 100 mph wind gusts, is the most serious threat to the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. Matthew could bring a storm surge of 10 feet, which could put much of the space center's property being under salt water. NASA said that erosion has already reduced the width of that beach by about 200 feet since the space center opened in 1961. "I spoke to the head of the Kennedy Space Center, former astronaut Bob Cabana. Pad 39B is slated to be used for NASA's new Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft.

Source: CNN October 07, 2016 17:37 UTC