NASA is reporting limited initial damage to Kennedy Space Center from Hurricane Matthew, which brushed Cape Canaveral early Friday. ET, the agency said that the hurricane had passed offshore from Cape Canaveral and was north of Kennedy Space Center. At 8:45 a.m ET NASA had reported that Matthew was passing the space center about 26 miles off the tip of Cape Canaveral with sustained winds of 90 mph and gusts up to 107 mph. NASA closed Kennedy Space Center for two days starting Thursday, leaving a hurricane “ride out crew” of just 116 staff in place. All facilities at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station were secured by Thursday, NASA said.

Source: Fox News October 07, 2016 15:45 UTC