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Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-18NASA-wide Roll-up ReportCanister Rotation Facility (Facility M7-777)at KSC• Constructed in 1993 for the SSP• Specifically designed to accommodatepayload canister rotation• Eligible under NRHP Criteria A and C.Designed and built exclusively to providefor the horizontal and vertical rotation ofthe payload canister in support of theSSP. This building made possible a moreefficient performance of this operation,previously conducted in the VAB.Canister Rotation Facility, south and east elevations.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2007)Hypergol Module Processing (North)(Facility M7-961) at KSCHypergol Module Processing (North), south elevation.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2006)• Originally built in 1964 for the ApolloProgram; extensively modified in the late1970s for the SSP• Used for the checkout, refurbishment andrevalidation of the hypergolic fuelmodules of the OMS, the RCS, and theAPU• Eligible under NRHP Criterion A. It is aone-of-a-kind facility critical to thesuccessive launch of the Space Shuttlevehicle.July 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-19NASA-wide Roll-up ReportVertical Assembly Building (Building 110)at MAFVertical Assembly Building, north and west sides,looking southeast.(Source: Cleveland 2007: Figure 27, page 35)• Constructed in 1963 for the ApolloProgram; modified to support the SSP.• Components of the ET are washed,primed, sprayed with SOFI, assembled,pressure treated, and inspected here.• Eligible under NRHP Criteria A and C.Every ET for every Space Shuttle missionever flown has been processed in thisbuilding. Under Criterion C, it is noteworthyfor its design and construction,particularly the size of uninterruptedinterior space.High Bay Addition (Building 114)at MAFHigh Bay Addition, south side, looking north.(Source: Cleveland 2007: Figure 43, page 48)• Constructed in 1982 for the SSP• The liquid oxygen tank and intertankcomponents of the ET are machined,primed, sprayed with SOFI, andassembled here• Eligible under NRHP Criteria A and C.Every oxygen tank and intertank forevery Space Shuttle mission flown since1982 has been processed in this buildingUnder Criterion C, the five cells aresignificant for their design andconstruction.Pneumatic Test Facility (Structure 451) andControl Building (Building 452) at MAFPneumatic Test Facility, south and east sides, lookingnorthwest.(Source: Cleveland 2007: Figure 79, page 79)• Both built in 1976 for the SSP• Structure 451 is used to pressure test theET’s liquid hydrogen tank component• Building 452 administers and monitorsthe tests that occur in Structure 451• Both are eligible under NRHP Criteria Aand C. Every hydrogen tank for everySpace Shuttle mission ever flown hasbeen tested here. Under Criterion C, thetesting apparatus within Structure 451 isthe only test unit of its size in the U.S.The blast-proof construction of Building452 is also significant.July 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
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