Part II - Environmental Program at KSC - NASA

Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-14NASA-wide Roll-up Report5.3.2 Type 2: Vehicle Processing FacilitiesA total of 12 NASA-owned historic properties are classified as Type 2 resources:• Shuttle Orbiter Final Assembly Facility at Palmdale• Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC• Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), High Bays 1 and 2 at KSC• OPF High Bay 3 at KSC• SRB ARF Manufacturing Building at KSC• Rotation/Processing Building at KSC• Canister Rotation Facility at KSC• Hypergol Module Processing (North) at KSC• Vertical Assembly Building at MAF• High Bay Addition at MAF• Pneumatic Test Facility at MAF• Control Building at MAFOf these 12 assets, seven are located at the KSC, four at MAF, and one at Palmdale. Allwere specifically designed for processing the Shuttle vehicle and its major components,including the orbiter, ET, SRB, and SSME. Collectively, they support a variety of prelaunchand post-landing processing operations, including assembly, testing, checkout,refurbishment, and storage. All 12 historic properties are eligible under NRHP CriterionA for their exceptionally significant associations with the SSP; some are alsodistinguished by their design and construction, and thus, are eligible under Criterion C.Four of the 12 Type 2 assets have multiple type affiliations. The Shuttle Orbiter FinalAssembly Facility at Palmdale is also assigned to Types 7 and 9; the SRB ARFManufacturing Building, as well as the OPF High Bay 3, are also Type 9: Manufacturingand Assembly Facilities; and the Canister Rotation Facility is also classified as a Type12: Resource Associated with Processing Payloads.July 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.