Part II - Environmental Program at KSC - NASA

Space Shuttle Program Historic Properties 5-40NASA-wide Roll-up Report5.3.9 Type 9: Manufacturing and Assembly FacilitiesSix historic properties are classified as Type 9: Manufacturing and Assembly Facilities:• Thermal Protection System Facility at KSC• Parachute Refurbishment Facility at KSC• Pacific Scientific Furnace at Canoga Park• OPF High Bay 3 at KSC• SRB ARF Manufacturing Building at KSC• Shuttle Orbiter Final Assembly Building at PalmdaleFour properties are located at KSC, and one each is located at the Canoga Park Facilityand Palmdale. All six Type 9 assets are eligible under NRHP Criterion A as significantplaces where major Space Shuttle flight components, including the SRBs, SSMEs, andTPS materials, were manufactured or assembled; some are also eligible under Criterion Cfor their design and construction. The Shuttle Orbiter Final Assembly Building, alsoclassified as Types 2 and 7, is described in Section 5.3.2. The OPF High Bay 3 and SRBARF Manufacturing Building also are both described in Section 5.3.2 as Type 2: VehicleProcessing Facilities. The three facilities, whose primary function is as a Manufacturingand Assembly Facility, are described as follows.Thermal Protection System Facility (FacilityK6-794) at KSCThermal Protection System Facility, south and eastelevations.(Source: Archaeological Consultants, Inc., 2006)• Built in 1988• Used for the manufacture and repair ofthe Space Shuttle’s thermal protectionand thermal control systems, includingtiles, gap fillers and insulation blankets,as well as coatings and adhesives• Eligible under NRHP Criterion A as oneof only two NASA-owned assetsconstructed exclusively to house themanufacture and repair of the SpaceShuttle’s thermal protection and thermalcontrol systems, essential to the successof the SSPJuly 2008Archaeological Consultants, Inc.