Orbiter Processing Facility-3

Orbiter Processing Facility

Processing flow

Orbiter assignments

OPF-1 is assigned to Discovery, OPF-2 to Atlantis. Endeavour is currently stored in the VAB. OPF-3 is under lease to Boeing for the manufacture and testing of their CST-100 spacecraft.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1. ^ "From Landing to Launch Orbiter Processing". NASA Public Affairs Office. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/pdf/orbiterprocessing2002.pdf.
2. "Reliable Shuttle Orbiters Need Special Care". United Space Alliance. http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/news/newsletters/issue080/Articles/ReliableShuttleOrbitersNeedSpecialCare.asp.
3. Boeing to Build Private Space Taxis in Old NASA Shuttle Hangar

External links

• Kennedy Space Center page on the Orbiter Processing Facility
• Orbiter Processing Facility Payload Processing and Support Capabilities Handbook

Coordinates: 28°35′09″N 80°39′18″W / 28.585803°N 80.654991°W

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