Space Shuttle Orbiter Processing Facility

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spacecraft processing facility
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:OPF-1
gptkb:OPF-2
gptkb:OPF-3
gptkbp:closed 2011 (for Shuttle processing)
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Crawlerway
gptkb:Shuttle_Landing_Facility
gptkb:Vehicle_Assembly_Building
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:function Orbiter maintenance and refurbishment
Orbiter turnaround between missions
Payload installation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle Orbiter Processing Facility
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:notableEvent Space Shuttle Atlantis processed
Space Shuttle Challenger processed
Space Shuttle Columbia processed
Space Shuttle Discovery processed
Space Shuttle Endeavour processed
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 3
about 29,000 square meters (per building)
gptkbp:opened 1977
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_Industrial_Area
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
Boeing (post-Shuttle era)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (Dream Chaser processing)
gptkbp:usedFor Space Shuttle maintenance
Space Shuttle preparation
Space Shuttle inspection
Space Shuttle repair
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_CST-100_Starliner_processing_(OPF-3)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7