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Part II - Environmental Program at KSC - NASA

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July 2008 Archaeological Consultants, Inc.FACILITYNO.NAME SIGNIFICANCE TO SSP EXISTINGELIGIBILITYNEWLYELIGIBLE218 Coca Control Center Used to control and monitor the test firings of the Coca I stand, it played a key NoYesrole leading to the certific<strong>at</strong>ion of the SSME.STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC), LA.4120 Propulsion Test Stand A-1 All design<strong>at</strong>ed NHLs, Test Stands A-1, A-2, B-1, and B-2 are exceptionallyYesNo4122ComplexPropulsion Test Stand A-2significant for their role in the pre-launch testing and verific<strong>at</strong>ion of everySpace Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) flown in space. They represent the onlyYesNo4210ComplexPropulsion Test Stand B-1structures in the world th<strong>at</strong> could support the type and level of testing requiredby the SSME. The test stands were uniquely designed and built such th<strong>at</strong> theYes No4220 Propulsion Test Stand B-2 SSP could not have oper<strong>at</strong>ed without their contribution Yes NoWHITE SANDS SPACE HARBOR (WSSH), NMn/aShuttle Landing Facility(SLF) Runways (17/35,23/05, and 22/02)Built or modified between the l<strong>at</strong>e 1940s and 1986, the three runwaysreplic<strong>at</strong>e those <strong>at</strong> <strong>KSC</strong> (Runway 17/35), Edwards AFB (Runway 23/05), andthe TAL sites (Runway 20/02). The runways represent the only facility in thehistory of the SSP used on a contingency basis, when STS-3 could not land <strong>at</strong>Edwards AFB due to adverse we<strong>at</strong>her conditions. The runways are alsosignificant as the primary training loc<strong>at</strong>ion for Shuttle pilots and commanders.NoYesSpace Shuttle <strong>Program</strong> Historic Properties<strong>NASA</strong>-wide Roll-upB-8

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