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Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-20NASA-wide Roll-up Report5.3.3 Type 3: Launch Operation FacilitiesTen historic properties are classified as launch operations facilities:• Launch Control Center at KSC• LC 39: Pad A at KSC• LC 39: Pad B at KSC• Mission Control Center at JSC• Two Crawler Transporters at KSC• Crawlerway at KSC• Three MLPs at KSCAll but one of the 10 assets, the MCC at JSC, is located at the KSC. All play a vital rolein the SSP, from the control of prelaunch operations to the launch of the Space Shuttlevehicle. All are eligible under NRHP Criterion A for their exceptionally significantassociations with the SSP; some are also distinguished by their design and construction,and thus, are eligible under Criterion C. Of the 10 assets affiliated with this property type,only Launch Complex (LC) 39 Pad A and Pad B are classified solely as a Type 3property. The two Crawler Transporters, the Crawlerway, and the three MLPs are alsoclassified as Resources Associated with Transportation (Type 1), and are described inSection 5.3.1. The LCC is also classified as a Communication Facilities (Type 6), whilethe MCC is affiliated with Property Type 4 (Mission Control Facilities), Type 6(Communication Facilities), and Type 10 (Resources Associated with the Training ofAstronauts), in addition to Type 3. The MCC is foremost a Type 4: Mission ControlFacility, and thus, is described in Section 5.3.4.Launch Control Center (Facility K6-900)at KSCLaunch Control Center, looking south.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 1996)• Built in 1966 to support the Apollo.Program; no structural changes made forthe SSP• Listed in the NRHP in 2000• Controls the checkout processes duringpreparation for launch, as well as theinitial Space Shuttle launch sequence• Eligible under NRHP Criteria A for thevital operations performed here, integralto the prelaunch preparation and launchof the shuttle• Eligible under Criterion C (Architecture)for its design and constructionJuly 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-21NASA-wide Roll-up ReportLC 39 Pad A (Facility J8-1708) at KSCAerial view of Space Shuttle Discovery at LC 39A, 2000.(Source: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center,KSC-00PP-1297)• Originally built between 1963 and1965 for the Apollo Program;modified for the SSP between 1976and 1979.• Listed in the NRHP in 2000 as acontributing resource within the LC39: Pad A Historic District• Served as the first active launch padfor the SSP• Launched the first 23 Shuttlemissions between 1981 and 1986• Individually eligible under NRHPCriteria A and C (Engineering) asone of two NASA propertiesspecifically designed and constructedto launch the Space Shuttle vehicleLC 39 Pad B (Facility J7-337) at KSCSTS-112, Space Shuttle Atlantis, surrounded by RSS,at LC 39B, 2002.(Source: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center,KSC-02PD-1371)• Originally built between 1964 and1968 for the Apollo Program;modified for the SSP between 1978and 1985.• Listed in the NRHP in 2000 as acontributing resource within the LC39: Pad A Historic District• First used to launch Challenger onJanuary 28, 1986, which ended indisaster approximately one minuteafter launch• Became NASA’s primary launchfacility in 1988 with the September29 launch of Discovery (STS-26)• Individually eligible under NRHPCriteria A and C (Engineering) asone of two NASA propertiesspecifically designed and constructedto launch the Space Shuttle vehicleJuly 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
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