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human
Why aren't NASA operations run in the desert of say, Nevada, and instead on the Coast of severe weather states like Texas and Florida?
gpt
Launching rockets from a coastal area allows you to use a trajectory that's largely over open water so that in the event that there's a problem, there little to no chance that debris will come down in populated areas.

Note that there are some launches being done over land. For example, the White Sands area in New Mexico is used for some operations.