It was selected for two reasons: the fact that it is relatively near to the equator compared with other U.S. locations; and the fact that it is on the East Coast. An East Coast location was desirable because any rockets leaving Earth's surface and traveling eastward get a boost from the Earth's west-to-east spin
From the atlantic coast, spacships have much less trouble getting into space. They take the equator's spinning motion and use it to waste less fuel on the journey to exit the earth's atmosphere
