Part II - Environmental Program at KSC - NASA

Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-23NASA-wide Roll-up Report5.3.5 Type 5: News Broadcast FacilitiesThe Press Site: Clock and Flag Pole at KSC is the only NASA facility classified as Type5.Press Site: Clock and Flag Pole at KSCPress Site: Clock and Flag Pole.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2007)• Constructed ca. 1969 during the ApolloProgram.• Featured in every broadcast of a launch,the flagpole flies the U.S. flag duringcountdown and liftoff; the clock wasspecially made to mark the time to liftoff.• Listed in the NRHP in 2000.• Eligible under NRHP Criterion A.Historically associated with Space Shuttlelaunches in the minds of peopleworldwide, the clock and flag poleframed the vehicle during televisedbroadcasts of the launch sequence. Alsoserves as an integral facility in thedissemination of information to the publicabout Space Shuttle missions.5.3.6 Type 6: Communication FacilitiesFour historic properties are classified as communication facilities:• Huntsville Operations Support Center/NASA Data Center (HOSC/NDC) atMSFC• Communication and Tracking Development Laboratory at JSC• Mission Control Center at JSC• Launch Control Center at KSCOf these four facilities, two are located at JSC, one at MSFC, and one at KSC. TheHOSC/NDC in Building 4663 at the MSFC is the only property classified solely as aCommunication Facility (Type 6). The LCC at KSC is also a Launch Operations Facility(Type 3), as described in Section 5.3.3; the MCC at JSC, with multiple affiliations (Types3, 4, 6, and 10), is described in Section 5.3.4; and the Communications and TrackingDevelopment Laboratory at JSC is also classified as an Engineering and AdministrationFacility (Type 7). The latter is described below, along with the HOSC/NDC. All fourproperties are eligible under NRHP Criterion A for their exceptionally significantassociations with the SSP; some are also eligible under Criterion C for their distinguisheddesign and construction.July 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.