No. We launch rockets from Florida eastward not just because of the ocean for a possible failed launch. A missile gets a substantial velocity kick due to earth rotating in an eastward direction. The article is stated correctly. You are right that earth rotates west to east. It's this rotation that adds to a missile launch. The velocity of a point on earth surface moves at around 350 m/sec. This adds to the down range velocity of the missile.

No. We launch rockets from Florida eastward not just because of the ocean for a possible failed launch. A missile gets a substantial velocity kick due to earth rotating in an eastward direction. The article is stated correctly. You are right that earth rotates west to east. It's this rotation that adds to a missile launch. The speed of a point on the earth surface, at the equator, moves at around 350 m/sec. The speed decreases as latitude increases. This adds to the down range velocity of the missile.

No. We launch rockets from Florida eastward not just because of the ocean for a possible failed launch. A missile gets a substantial velocity kick due to earth rotating in an eastward direction. The article is stated correctly.

No. We launch rockets from Florida eastward not just because of the ocean for a possible failed launch. A missile gets a substantial velocity kick due to earth rotating in an eastward direction. The article is stated correctly. You are right that earth rotates west to east. It's this rotation that adds to a missile launch. The velocity of a point on earth surface moves at around 350 m/sec. This adds to the down range velocity of the missile.