Part II - Environmental Program at KSC - NASA

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Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-12NASA-wide Roll-up ReportWater-related resources:• NASA barge Poseidon• Retrieval ship Liberty Star• Retrieval ship Freedom StarThese large and mobile personal property assets are used to transport the ET and SRBs.While the barge Poseidon was modified from its original design to support the SSP, thetwo retrieval ships were built specially for the SSP.NASA barge PoseidonNASA Barge Poseidon carrying External Tank.(Source: Taylor, November 25, 2003)• Originally built in 1945 as a Navy supplybarge; converted in 1965 for NASA• From the mid-1970s until 1999, used totransport the ET from MAF to KSC• Eligible under NRHP Criterion A. Ittransported the first ET flown on a SpaceShuttle mission and continued to provideservice to the on-going operations of theSSP until 1999. It is the only remainingcovered barge still in NASA ownership.• Eligible under Criterion C. It wasspecially designed and modified toprotect the ETs during transport, and hasthe largest cargo hangar of any NASAbarge.Retrieval ships Liberty Star and Freedom StarLooking east at Retrieval ships Liberty Star andFreedom Star.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2007)• Built in 1980 and 1981 at the AtlanticMarine Shipyard, Ft. George Island,Florida• Used to recover expended SRBs and theircomponents (including parachutes) aftersplashdown. The ships tow the SRBs tothe dock at the disassembly complex atCCAFS• Since 1998, the ships support towing ofNASA’s ET barge Pearl River from MAFto KSC• Eligible under Criterion A for their vitalrole in the recovery of the SRBs,facilitating the reuse of this major ShuttlecomponentJuly 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-13NASA-wide Roll-up ReportOther resources associated with transportation:• Landing Aids Control Building at KSC• Crawlerway at KSCBoth of the assets in the “Other” category support shuttle operations at the KSC. TheLanding Aids Control Building at the SLF was built specially for the SSP, while theCrawlerway dates to the Apollo era.Landing Aids Control Building (Facility J6-2313) at KSCLanding Aids Control Building, control room lookingsouthwest.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2006)• Built between 1975-1976 for the SSP• Houses the equipment and personnel whooperate the KSC SLF• Eligible under Criterion A as the controlcenter for flight operations which supportthe landing of the Shuttle orbiter, and formanaging the transport of the orbiter onthe SCA when it lands at another NASACenter or needs to travel to another sitefor rehabilitation.Crawlerway at KSCSpace Shuttle Atlantis en route to VAB via theCrawlerway, 2001.(Source: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, KSC-01PP-0140)• Built between 1963 and 1965 to supportthe Apollo Program• Provides the roadway for transport of theSpace Shuttle vehicle from the VAB tothe launch pad• NRHP listed in 2000• Eligible under Criteria A and C. TheCrawlerway has a unique dual-lanesurface capable of supporting the weightof the launch vehicle, MLP, and CrawlerTransporter as they move from the VABto the launch pad.July 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
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