NASA Invites Media to Vehicle Assembly Building Refurbishment Event

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Oct. 1, 2012

Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M53-12

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING REFURBISHMENT EVENT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo and interview 
opportunity Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 8 a.m. EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space 
Center, Fla., to view the modifications under way in the Vehicle 
Assembly Building (VAB) high bay 3. Media should arrive at Kennedy's 
Press Site by 7:30 a.m. for transportation to the VAB.

Journalists will have an opportunity to photograph platforms being 
removed from the high bay and interview NASA officials knowledgeable 
about the modifications.

Journalists without NASA Kennedy accreditation need to apply for 
credentials by noon, Oct. 2. International media accreditation for 
this event is closed. Media accreditation for Sunday's SpaceX launch 
will be honored for the event. Badges for this specific event can be 
picked up at the Kennedy Space Center Badging Office on State Road 3. 
Media must apply for credentials online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading an 
extensive refurbishment of one of space exploration's unique 
facilities. The modernization calls for a flexible setting inside the 
VAB rather than configuring the whole building toward supporting one 
design.

Part of the effort includes removing about 150 miles of Apollo and 
shuttle-era cabling from high bays 1 and 3 to make room for 
installation of future state-of-the-art command, communication, and 
control systems that will be needed by future users to perform 
vehicle testing and verification prior to rollout to the launch pad.

Future work also will replace the antiquated communications, power and 
vehicle access resources with modern, efficient systems. Some of the 
utilities and systems slated for replacement have been used since the 
VAB opened in 1965.

GSDO's mission is to prepare Kennedy Space Center to process and 
launch the next generation of rockets and spacecraft in support of 
NASA's exploration objectives by developing the necessary ground 
systems, infrastructure and operational approaches, including the 
agency's Space Launch System carrying the Orion spacecraft, which is 
scheduled for its first launch in 2017.

For more information about the program, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/groundsystems

For more information about Kennedy Space Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy  

	
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