john f. kennedy space center brevard county, florida - Environmental ...

weather protection structures, a SRB joint heater to keep the field joints at 75 degrees, freeze
protection for the water systems, debris traps, and temperature and humidity control
improvements for the PCR. The first Return-to-Flight on September 29, 1988 saw the launch of
Discovery mission STS-28 from LC 39B, which became NASA KSC’s primary launch facility. It
served as the launch facility for the next 12 missions, through early 1991.
In June 1991, LC 39B was again placed on inactive status to allow for a six-month period of
repairs and refurbishment. It was reactivated in 1992 for the launch of STS-49 in May. Through
early 2003, LC 39B launched an additional 36 Space Shuttle missions, and served as the launch
pad for the second Return-to-Flight mission, STS-114 in July of 2005, following the Columbia
accident.
DESCRIPTION: The Launch Complex 39: Pad B Historic District is octagonal in configuration
and covers roughly .25 mi 2 . The 2006 Basic Information Guide for CCAFS/KSC depicts 45
facilities located within the perimeter road which bounds the historic district. The “Missile
Launch Complex 39 Site” was originally listed in the NRHP on May 24, 1973 for its association
with the Man in Space Program. This historic property was reevaluated in 1996 in the context of
the Apollo Program, ca. 1961 through 1975, and on January 21, 2000 the newly defined Launch
Complex 39: Pad B Historic District was listed in the NRHP. The historic property contained 23
contributing and 34 noncontributing resources within its boundary. As currently defined, the
historic district contains 21 contributing resources and 24 noncontributing resources within its
boundary. Of the original 23 contributing resources, 15 continue to be contributing under the
context of the Space Shuttle Program, 6 are considered noncontributing, and 2 have been
demolished. Of the original 34 non-contributing resources, 6 are now considered contributing
and 10 remain noncontributing under the context of the Space Shuttle Program, and 18 have been
demolished. Of the 21 contributing resources, 14 are structures and 7 are buildings.
• Launch Pad 39B (J7-337; 1967)
• Operations Support Building B-1 (J7-132; 1967)
• High Pressure GH2 Facility (J7-140; 1967)
• LOX Facility (J7-182; 1968)
• Camera Pad B #6 (J7-183; 1968)
• Camera Pad B #1 (J7-191; 1968)
• LH2 Facility (J7-192; 1968)
• Electrical Equipment Building No. 2 (J7-231; 1967)
• Flarestack (J7-240; 1985)
• Electrical Equipment Building No. 1 (J7-241; 1968)
• Foam Building (J7-242; 1968)
• Operations Support Building B-2 (J7-243; 1967)
• Water Tank (J7-288; 1981)
• Slidewire Termination Facility (J7-331; 1967)
• Compressed Air Building (J7-338; 1967)
• Camera Pad B #2 (J7-342; 1967)
• Water Chiller Building (J7-385; 1968)
• Remote Air Intake Building (J7-432; 1967)
• Hypergol Oxidizer Facility (J7-490; 1981)
• Electrical Equipment Building No. 3 (J7-491; 1981)
• Hypergol Fuel Facility (J7-534; 1981)
• Electrical Equipment Building No. 4 (J7-535; 1981)