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Kennedy Space Center Fluids Test Area
« on: 02/09/2012 11:18 am »
I am trying to put Gemini/Apollo names for existing or former buildings at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

The southeast section of the KSC Industrial Area was formerly know as the Fluids Test Area.

Per Moonport Chapter 11,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch11-8.html
 the Fluids Test Area consisted of: Hypergolic test building, Cryogenic test building, Environmental control systems building and Support building. The same reference also includes a Weight and balance building which might be near the O&C building (MSOB). Also, there are pictures Figure 126
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4002/figures.htm
 and other references to a pyrotechnic installation building.

I have a old Manned Spacecraft Center document (I will have to find it and post some scans) and it says the Hypergolic test building and Environmental control systems building have two bays. Using this info,  that M7-961 current Hypergol Module Processing, North is the Hypergolic test building and M7-1212 current Hypergol Module Processing, South is the Environmental control systems building. The document I have shows on building further south where M7-1412, Hypergol Module Storage, East is and since there use to be a H2 and O2 servicing pads near this facility, it would mean it was the Cryogenic test building.

The pyrotechnic installation building remains unknown to me and as well as the former name of Hypergol Module Storage, West. Also, weight and balance of items and spacecraft may have occurred in these same building so did the Weight and balance building exist and if so, what is it called today?

This is the area formerly known as the Fluids Test Area today.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=28.511747,-80.641944&spn=0.015329,0.027874&hnear=Cape+Canaveral+Air+Force+Station,+Brevard,+Florida&t=h&z=16

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Re: Kennedy Space Center Fluids Test Area
« Reply #1 on: 02/09/2012 11:25 am »
Found the document and realized the Weight and balance building was the VPF and the ordnance storage building is the RTGF

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