Part II - Environmental Program at KSC - NASA

Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-35NASA-wide Roll-up ReportAbe Silverstein 10 by 10 SWT at GRCAn engineer checks a scale model of the transportationsystem before testing in NASA Glenn’s 10 by 10-footwind tunnel in 1975.(Source: NASA Glenn Research Center, 1975-02610)• Built in 1955• One of only two dual-cycle wind tunnelsowned by NASA• Was used throughout the 1970s and1980s for aerodynamic tests on the SRBs;aerodynamic pressure data and baseheating studies on the complete Shuttlelaunch configuration; air speed and angleof-attackdata on the orbiter; and engineoutloads studies.• Eligible under NRHP Criteria A and C• Under Criteria A, it provides simulationof high speed atmospheric flight used toverify the design and performance ofSpace Shuttle systems. It also played avital role in Shuttle component designimprovements and innovations duringpost-Challenger and Columbia Return toFlight.• Under Criterion C, the 10 by 10 SWT isdistinguished for its design andengineering8 by 6 SWT at GRC• Originally constructed in 1946-1949, withadditions made in 1950, 1957 and 1968• One of the first wind tunnels speciallydesigned and built for propulsion testing• Currently, the only transonic propulsionwind tunnel owned by NASA, and one oftwo NASA-owned wind tunnels capableof either aerodynamic or propulsion cycletesting• Eligible under NRHP Criteria A and C, asnoted for the 10 by 10 SWF1983 Test in the 8 by 6-foot SWT.(Source: NASA Glenn Research Center, 1983-6425)July 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.