User:Jadebenn/Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility
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| Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility | |
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 Technicians practice crane operations with an inert booster rocket segment inside the RPSF. | |
| Built | 1984 |
| Location | Kennedy Space Center |
| Industry | Aerospace and Space Technology |
| Area | 1,660.3 m2 (17,871 sq ft)[1] |
| Owner(s) | NASA |
The Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility (RPSF) is a NASA facility located in Kennedy Space Center responsible for the preparation of solid rocket booster segments for transportation to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
History
The RPSF was built in 1984 to perform SRB operations that had previously been conducted in high bays 2 and 4 of the VAB at the beginning of the Space Shuttle program. It was used until the Space Shuttle's retirement, and will be used in the future by the Space Launch System[2] (SLS) and OmegA rockets.
Usage
See also
- Vehicle Assembly Building
- Mobile Launcher
- NASA Railroad
References
Citations
- ^ "NASAfacts: Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility (RPSF) at Kennedy Space Center" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Sources
- "Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan" (PDF). Space Florida. January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
External Links
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