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Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 6-45
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Photo 6.39. Orbiter Payload Canister on Canister Transporter in the Space Shuttle Processing
Facility. (Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2006)
The Orbiter Payload Canisters, classified within both the Vehicle Processing Facilities
and Resources Associated with Processing Payloads property types, are considered
eligible for listing in the NRHP in the context of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program (1969-
2010) under Criteria A and C in the areas of Space Exploration and Transportation, and
Engineering, respectively. Because they have achieved exceptional significance within
the past 50 years, Criteria Consideration G applies. The Orbiter Payload Canisters were
uniquely designed and constructed to match the orbiter cargo bay. They embody the
distinctive method of construction specifically designed for the transportation of payloads
in support of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program, and include special environmental control
systems. The Orbiter Payload Canisters are in excellent condition and maintain integrity
of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.
6.2.24 Hypergolic Maintenance and Checkout Area (HMCA) Historic District (8BR2015)
The HMCA Historic District is located within the KSC Industrial Area. It includes three
assets, one of which, the Hypergol Module Processing (HMP) (North) building, is
considered both individually eligible and contributing. Also located within the historic
district are the Hypergol Support Building (HSB), considered contributing but not
individually eligible, and the GSE Storage Building, considered noncontributing. The
boundary of the district runs from the footprint of the HMP North building at the north
end to the footprint of the HSB at the south. A description of the HMP (North) building is
provided in Section 6.2.25.
The HMCA Historic District was established as a group of facilities for hazardous
materials testing during the Apollo Program. The complex was originally designed in
1963 by the Tampa Bay Engineering Company of St. Petersburg, Florida and constructed
in 1964. The interiors of the HMCA facilities were remodeled in 1976 to support the
Space Shuttle Program by Pan American Technical Services, Inc. of Cocoa Beach.
October 2007
Archaeological Consultants, Inc.