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Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 6-19
NASA Kennedy Space Center
• 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)
• Operations Support Building B-2 (J7-243; 1967)
• Water Tank (J7-288; 1981)
• Slidewire Termination Facility (J7-331; 1967)
• Camera Pad B #2 (J7-342; 1967)
• Water Chiller Building (J7-385; 1968)
• 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)
• Camera Pad B #4 (J7-584; 1968)
• Camera Pad B #3 (J7-589; 1968)
Four assets which are listed in the original nomination are not of exceptional importance
within the context of the SSP, and therefore, are not included in the updated list of
contributing resources. The Foam Building, which originally supported the RP-1 fuels, is
now used as general storage facility. Similarly, the Azimuth Alignment Station is not
used for the SSP. Two other facilities, the Compressed Air Building and the Remote Air
Intake Building provide a supporting function, and thus, are not considered integral to the
important functions of the complex.
The LC 39: Pad B Historic District, classified into the property type Launch Operations
Facilities, was originally listed in the NRHP on May 24, 1973 for its association with the
Apollo Program. This historic property was reevaluated in 1998 in the context of the
Apollo Program, ca. 1961 through 1975, and on January 21, 2000 the newly defined LC
39: Pad B Historic District was listed in the NRHP. The historic property contained 23
contributing and 34 noncontributing resources within its boundary.
The LC 39: Pad B Historic District has since gained importance in the context of the
Space Shuttle Program, ca. 1969 to 2010. It is considered eligible for listing in the NRHP
under Criteria A and C in the areas of Space Exploration and Engineering, respectively.
Because it has achieved exceptional significance within the past 50 years, Criteria
Consideration G applies. As currently defined, the historic district contains 21
contributing resources within its boundary. Of the total contributing resources, only the
launch pad is individually NRHP-eligible. The LC 39: Pad B Historic District is one of
two sites at KSC specially designed and constructed to launch the Space Shuttle vehicle.
October 2007
Archaeological Consultants, Inc.