NASA's Kennedy Space Center could possibly sink to the ocean due to climate change. This is a warning issued by experts, especially if people continue to care less about the environment.
The $10.9 billion facility, located along Cape Canavweral in Florida , is threatened by the rising sea levels which has gone up to around eight inches from the early 1900s.
It is predicted that there will be continuous rise in the sea level , from five to eight inches by the year 2050 and nine to fifteen inches by the year 2080.
According to the Daily Mail, the center's records and images have shown that the beach fronting it has become thinner and has moved inland by 200 feet.
The Nature World News warns that if human beings do not cease from pushing carbon emission into the air , " NASA's Kennedy Space Center won't be sending people into outer space - because it'll soon be underwater. "
The website added that the space agency's future is not just threatened by the budgetary cut, which NASA often talks about, but also by climate change as it may soon be immersed into the ocean.
The Kennedy Space Center in Florida was built in 1961 and is considered one of NASA's most important assets as it has served as the launch pad for the agency's Apollo missions to the moon and a lot more of the outer space flights for the past thirty years.
Named after the former US President, the center was originally constructed for Saturn V , the launch vehicle for the Apollo moon landing which Kennedy, himself, proposed. Other famous launching from that center include the Skylab in 1973, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1974 and the Space Shuttle program done from 1981 - 2011.
Most of NASA's facilities and lift off points are situated along coastal areas for the public's safety . When failures occur during the launch of its aircrafts and rockets, it is less risky to happen in water than on land.
