khayo@sonia.math.ucla.edu (Eric Behr) (05/07/88)
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MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
P.O. Box 29300
New Orleans, LA 70189
The Michoud Assembly Facility is located in Orleans Parish,
La., about 15 miles east of downtown New Orleans. The site is on
the Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway and has deep water access via the
Mississippi Gulf outlet.
The facility occupies approximately 833 acres of land. On
this site there are 33 buildings with an area of about 3.5
million square feet. The largest building within the complex is
the main manufacturing building, originally built in 1942.
The primary mission of Michoud is the systems engineering,
engineering design, manufacture, fabrication, assembly and
related work for the Space Shuttle external tank.
Marshall Space Flight Center exercises overall management
control of the facility. A prime contractor, Martin Marietta,
provides Space Shuttle production capability. Mr. John Hill is
manager the Michoud Assembly Facility.
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NATIONAL SPACE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES
NSTL, MS 39529
The NASA National Space Technology Laboratories (NSTL) is
located in Hancock County near Bay St. Louis, Miss., on the East
Pearl River. NSTL's scientific community is actively engaged in
several research and development programs involving space,
oceans nd Earth.
The complex includes industrial, laboratory and specialized
engineering facilities to support the testing of large rocket
propulsion systems. NSTL has deep water access for transporting
oversize carge via the East Pearl River and Intercoastal
Waterway. The total land area is 138,808, of which 13,480 make
up the operational base. The remaining 125,828 acres are held
mostly under restrictive easement as an acoustical "buffer" zone.
The main mission of NSTL is support of Space Shuttle main
engine and main orbiter propulsion system testing. Static test
firings are conducted on the same huge test towers used from 1966
to 1970 to captive-fire all first and second stages of the Saturn
V used in the Apollo manned lunar landing and Skylab programs.
Shuttle main engine testing has been under way at NSTL since
1975.
Formerly designated the Mississippi Test Facility, NSTL was
given full field installation status by NASA in 1974 because of
its significant achievements and unique capabilities in space
applications and Earth resources activities.
NSTL has evolved into a center of excellence in the area of
remote sensing and is involved in Earth sciences programs of
national and international significance. NSTL's Earth Resources
Laboratory develops and manages a balanced research and
development program in Earth sciences, remote sensing technique
and applications, and sensor and data systems development and
operations.
NSTL also conducts data systems and commercial utilization
studies in support of the Space Station. Mississippi's Institute
for Technology Development has been selected by NASA to establish
a national Center for the Commercial Development of Space at
NSTL. The institute is one of only five centers nationwide to
receive NASA incentive grants for research to promote and
stimulate space technology commercial applications.
NSTL also is host to several federal and state agencies and
university elements in residence involved primarily in
environmental and oceanographic programs. I. Jerry Hlass is
director of NSTL.
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SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus
Baltimore, MD 21218
The Space Telescope Science Institute (ST ScI) is located in
Baltimore, Md., on the campus of Johns Hopkins University. ST
ScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for
Research in Astronomy (AURA). The staff of the institute
includes a resident contingent of scientists and engineers from
the European Space Agency (ESA).
The facility consists of two buildings situated in a wooded
park. The larger building, 5 stories high, contains offices for
scientists and administrative personnel, and the computer and
imaging systems required to evaluate, prepare and schedule
observations for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and to receive,
analyze, display and archive incoming science data. The second
building across the street, provides additional office space plus
parking. ST ScI is managed by scientists to plan and conduct
science operations for the Edwin P. Hubble Space Telescope. This
94 1/2-inch optical telescope, the largest ever placed in orbit,
is a cooperative venture between NASA and ESA. Scheduled for
launch aboard the Space Shuttle, the telescope spacecraft will
orbit the Earth at approximately 350 miles sending data and
receiving commands through NASA's Tracking and Data elay
Satellite System. It is designed for an operational lifetime of
at least 15 years.
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Goddard Space Flight Center
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY
Wallops Island, VA 23337
Wallops Flight Facility, a part of the Goddard Space Flight
Center, is one of the oldest launch sites in the world.
Established in 1945, the facility covers 6,166 acres, including
about 1,100 acres of marshland, in three separate areas of
Virginia's Eastern Shore -- the island, the main base and the
mainland in back of the island. Wallops Island is about 7 miles
southeast of the main base and is 5 miles long and l/2 mile wide
at the widest point. Wallops is located on Virginia's Atlantic
Coast, Delmarva Peninsula, about 40 miles southeast of Salisbury,
Md., and 72 miles north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Wallops manages and implements NASA's sounding rocket projects
which use suborbital rocket vehicles to accommodate approximately
50 scientific missions each year. Launches are conducted at
Wallops and many other ranges throughout the world. The first
rocket, a Tiamat, was launched on July 4, 1945, and since that
time about 13,000 rockets have been launched from Wallops Island.
Wallops manages and coordinates NASA's Scientific Balloon
Projects using thin film, helium filled balloons to provide
approximately 45 scientific missions each year. Launches are
conducted at Palestine, Texas, and several other sites throughout
the world.
The facility operates and maintains the Wallops launch range
and data acquisition facilities. Approximately 100-150 rocket
launches are conducted each year from the Wallops Island site. In
addition, mobile launch, tracking and data acquisition systems
are transported to and operated at various world sites to
accommodate sounding rocket, balloon and NASA networks mission
requirements.
Wallops supports NASA, DOD and other agencies in aeronautical
research. Approximately 150-200 test operations are conducted
each year using many different aircraft types. Wallops aircraft
also are used to support applications and scientific research
missions.
In cooperative and commercial projects, Wallops provides
support including launching, tracking, aircraft flights and data
reduction, to various segments of DOD, other agencies, commercial
and educational ventures.
Wallops plans and conducts Earth and ocean physics, ocean
biological and atmospheric science field experiments; satellite
correlative measurements; and developmental projects for new
remote sensor systems. The main thrust of this effort is in
support of the Laboratory for Oceans programs.
Wallops supports tenants (NOAA, Navy, Coast Guard) that use
the land and facilities available at the site. The support also
includes providing fire protection, utilities, coordination of
operations, repairs to buildings guards and other related
services. Wallops provides the facilities that are specifically
designed for the Management and Education Programs of the NASA
Office of Professional Development and for other NASA courses and
conferences.
Eric