National Aeronautics and Space Administration KSC AR 2010 • 1

Report Procurement Diversity Force Work Economic Impact CFO Report 50 Kennedy Business Report 46 to the World Outreach 42 Education 38 Leadership Environmental 34 Achievements & Technology Research 28 Engineering & Technology 26 Center Planning & Development 24 Operations Project Constellation Ground 20 Launch Services Program 14 International Space Station & Spacecraft Processing 10 Processing Launch Vehicle 6 Significant Events 3 Message Center Director’s 2 Competencies Vision, Mission & Core

Contents Table of Table KSC Vision, Mission & Core Competencies

KSC Vision KSC is the world’s preeminent launch complex for government and commercial space access, enabling the world to explore and work in space.

KSC Mission KSC safely manages, develops, integrates and sustains space systems through partnerships that enable innovative, diverse access to space and inspires the nation’s future explorers.

KSC Core Competencies • Acquisition and management of launch services and commercial crew development

• Launch vehicle and spacecraft processing, launching, landing and recovery, operations and sustaining engineering

• Payload and flight science experiment processing, integration and testing

• Designing, developing, operating, and sustaining flight and ground systems, and supporting infrastructure

• Development, test and demonstration of advanced flight systems and transformational technologies

• Developing technology to advance exploration and space systems

Located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, the California Nebula is so named because it appears to echo the outline of California on the west coast of the United States. KSC AR 2010 • 3 in ahead Kennedy Space Center forged n fiscal year 2010, complex for launch preeminent to be the world’s its efforts remained The highly skilled work force access to space. Kennedy launched four shuttle missions, During the year, and launched processed The Launch Services Program year was a visit by Among the major milestones of the I completion of the International Space Station. working toward and delivering processing Mission accomplishments included well as node and cupola to the space station, as the Tranquility Module. the Russian-built Mini Research Solar Dynamics Observatory, missions, including NASA’s three workings of the the inner the first-of-its-kind mission to reveal detail. sun in unprecedented 15, 2010, where Barack Obama to Kennedy on April President the administration is he outlined details for the new course launching space shuttle missions and focused on processing for the vehicles, while also preparing and expendable launch engage continued to inspire, next chapter of spaceflight. We also We enriching education opportunities. and inform through the launch site continued to design, develop and construct to support exploration. infrastructure processing Robert D. Cabana

new Center A Kennedy. as well as the landscape of The year also saw changes in organizations formed in Applied Sciences and Engineering continued to flourish. New partnerships were Work Space Coast Next Generation Solar space” initiatives, Florida Power & Light’s “green In Kennedy’s outstanding achieved by the just a few highlights of the many accomplishments that were These are in human spaceflight. of U.S. leadership charting for NASA and the future and was established to enhance the economic vitality of Kennedy, Planning and Development Office new direction. was formed to support the agency’s Planning Office the Space Transportation was held for Exploration Park ceremony In 2010, a groundbreaking and existing ones strengthened. park being developed by Space Florida on Kennedy a new technology and commerce at Kennedy, property. a 10-megawatt, solar power facility that will providing Center at Kennedy was commissioned, Energy annual carbon dioxide emissions by than 1,000 Florida homes and reduce to more electricity provide 227,000 tons. than more and look back on what made 2010 such an more I invite you to take a few minutes to read work force. exciting year at Kennedy.

Message Center Director’s Center Birds flock to warmer water in the Launch Complex 39 area at Kennedy Space Center. In the background is the Vehicle Assembly Building. Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, habitat to more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fish and 65 amphibians and reptiles. In the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center, President Barack Obama addresses the participants of the Conference on the American Space Program for the 21st Century on April 15, 2010. In his remarks, he outlined the new course his administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight. 6 • KSC AR 2010 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Events Significant Feb. 8, 2010:Endeavour launchesonSTS-130mission Dec. 14, 2009:WISEspacecraft launches Nov. 27, 2009:AtlantiscompletesSTS-129mission Nov. 20, 2009:Tranquility nodetransferred toNASA Nov. 19, 2009:Kennedy solarfarmcommissioned Nov. 16, 2009:AtlantislaunchesonSTS-129mission Nov. 9, 2009:NASAawards ISSCcontract Oct. 28, 2009:Ares I-Xtestrocket launches Oct. 9, 2009:LCROSSimpactsmoon placed WISEintoapolarorbit 326milesaboveEarth. rocket at9:09a.m.ESTfrom Vandenberg AirForce Therocket BaseinCalifornia. NASA’s Infrared SurveyExplorer, Wide-field orWISE,launchedaboard aDeltaII Center’s ShuttleLandingFacility. ofnearly4.5millionmiles witha9:44a.m.ESTlandingatKennedySpace journey Space shuttleAtlantisanditsreturningcrew ofsevenastronauts endedan11-day during shuttleEndeavour’s STS-130mission. Facility. Tranquility, a pressurized module,was delivered tothespacestation NASA duringaceremony atKennedySpaceCenter’s SpaceStationProcessing The European SpaceAgencytransferred ownershipoftheTranquility nodeto megawatt facilityatKennedySpaceCenter. ItisNASA’s first large-scalesolarpowergenerationfacility. Representatives from NASA,FloridaPower&LightandSunPowerCorp.formallycommissionedaone- Earth. transported spare hardware tothestationandreturnedacrew memberto SpaceStationat2:28p.m.ESTfromthe International LaunchPad39A.Atlantis Space shuttleAtlantisanditssix-membercrew beganan11-daydeliveryflightto institutional supportservicesatKennedySpaceCenter. ComputersandConsultantsInc.ofHollywood,Fla., toprovideNASA selectedC&CInternational of theSpaceCoast. The flighttestlastedaboutsixminutesuntilsplashdownoftheboosterstagenearly150milesdownrange NASA’s Ares I-Xtestrocket liftedoff at11:30a.m.EDTfrom KennedySpaceCenter’s LaunchPad39B. telescopes, includingNASA’s HubbleSpaceTelescope. of debristhatcouldhaveindicatedwatericeandwasmonitored byvarious moon atabout7:30a.m.EDT. Thecollisionwasdesignedtosendupaplume Observation andSensingSatellite,orLCROSS,itsCentaurrocket impactthe Kennedy SpaceCenterworkerswatchedalivebroadcast ofNASA’s LunarCrater Tranquility Space Station. nodeand cupola totheInternational with a4:14a.m. ESTlaunchfrom Launch Pad39Aonamissionto deliverthe Space shuttleEndeavourlit upthepredawn skyabove Florida’s SpaceCoast KSC AR 2010 • 7 Space shuttle Atlantis launched at 2:20 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center’s Kennedy Space Center’s Space shuttle Atlantis launched at 2:20 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A on the STS-132 mission to deliver the Russian-built Mini parts to the International Module, cargo and critical spare Space Research Station. Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts ended a 15-day journey than 6.2 million miles with more Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts of Shuttle Landing Facility. a 9:08 a.m. EDT landing at Kennedy Space Center’s President Barack Obama visited Kennedy Space Center and delivered remarks remarks Barack Obama visited Kennedy Space Center and delivered President on the bold new course the administration is charting for NASA and the future NASA’s visit preceded of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight. The president’s held at the for the 21st Century, on the American Space Program Conference Operations and Checkout Building and Visitor Complex. center’s NASA, Florida Power & Light, or FPL, and political leaders commissioned FPL’s and political leaders commissioned FPL’s NASA, Florida Power & Light, or FPL, The Energy Center at Kennedy Space Center. Space Coast Next Generation Solar 1,000 Florida than electricity to more facility will provide 10-megawatt solar-power than 227,000 tons. by more annual carbon dioxide emissions homes and reduce Space shuttle Discovery launched about 45 minutes before sunrise, at 6:21 a.m. EDT, from Kennedy from sunrise, at 6:21 a.m. EDT, 45 minutes before Space shuttle Discovery launched about science experiments, equipment and supplies to Launch Pad 39A, on a mission to deliver Space Center’s the International Space Station. NASA’s latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-P, lifted Satellite, or GOES-P, latest Geostationary Operational Environmental NASA’s Space Launch Complex-37 at 6:57 p.m. EST from a Delta IV rocket aboard off latest National Oceanic and Station, Fla. The at Cape Canaveral Air Force satellite joined four other similar spacecraft to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) events. and monitoring of environmental weather forecasting improve Space shuttle Endeavour and six astronauts ended a 13-day journey of more than ended a 13-day journey of more and six astronauts Space shuttle Endeavour Shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center’s 5.7 million miles with a 10:20 p.m. EST portion to the the last major U.S. The STS-130 mission delivered Landing Facility. International Space Station. NASA selected Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts Inc., of Buffalo, N.Y., to provide concession provide to N.Y., of Buffalo, Companies Parks & Resorts Inc., North NASA selected Delaware Visitor of the Kennedy Space Center services for the operation new agreement Complex in Florida. The began May 1, 2010. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, launched aboard an Atlas V rocket V rocket an Atlas launched aboard or SDO, Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA’s Station Canaveral Air Force at Cape Launch Complex-41 a.m. EST from at 10:23 in inner workings sun’s reveal the mission to SDO is a first-of-its-kind in Florida. detail. unprecedented May 14, 2010: Atlantis launches on STS-132 mission 2010: Atlantis launches 14, May April 20, 2010: Discovery completes STS-131 mission 2010: Discovery April 20, April 15, 2010: President visits Kennedy Space Center visits Kennedy 2010: President April 15, April 5, 2010: Discovery launches on STS-131 mission 2010: Discovery April 5, facility commissioned 2010: Solar power April 8, Feb. 21, 2010: Endeavour glides home glides 2010: Endeavour 21, Feb. 2010: GOES-P satellite launches 4, March Feb. 11, 2010: Solar Dynamics Observatory launches Observatory Solar Dynamics 2010: 11, Feb. for agreement concession awards 2010: NASA 12, Feb. Visitor Complex Kennedy 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 8 • KSC AR 2010 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. July 1, 2010: Kennedy Space CenterhostsU.S. Naturalization Ceremony June 25, 2010: Exploration Park Groundbreaking Complex June 5, 2010:Astronaut inductionceremony atKennedy’s Visitor update June 4, 2010:NASAandDepartmentofCommerce present SpaceIndustryTask Force June 2, 2010:Secretary ofLaborpledgeswork force assistance May 28, 2010:Kennedy hostsfirstLunaboticsMiningCompetition May 27, 2010:Finalshuttlesolidrocket boostersarrive May 26, 2010:Atlantisreturns toEarth Oath ofAllegiancetocandidates representing 36countries. Complex.U.S. CitizenshipandImmigrationServicesadministeredthe KennedySpaceCenterVisitor the NASA helpedwelcomemore than100peopleasnewU.S.citizensduringanaturalization ceremony at outside theSpaceLifeSciencesLaboratory. commerce park,knownasExplorationParkatKennedySpaceCenter, washeld A groundbreaking ceremony forNASAandSpaceFlorida’s newtechnology and person spacewalkflight. a mission specialist during the first three-landing at Kennedy; and Kathy Thornton, Telescope; FrankCulbertsonJr., commanderofthefirstspaceshuttlenight Bowersox, pilotofthefirstmaintenancemissionto restore NASA’s HubbleSpace Inducted were GuyBluford Jr., thefirstAfrican-Americantoflyinspace;Ken 2010 duringaceremony ComplexinFlorida. attheKennedySpaceCenterVisitor Four formerastronauts were inductedintotheU.S.Astronaut HallofFamefor space industryworkersforfuture opportunities. determine howa$40million,multi-agencyinitiativeforregional economicgrowth willbeusedtoprepare Presidential Task Force onSpaceIndustryWork Force andEconomicDevelopment.Thetaskforce will NASA AdministratorCharlieBoldenandSecretary ofCommerce GaryLockepresent anupdateonthe Central FloridabusinessandindustryleadersparticipatedinatownhallmeetingOrlando,Fla.,tohear end ofNASA’s SpaceShuttleProgram. awarded a$15milliongranttoassistworkersinFloridawhowillbeaffected bythe Secretary ofLaborHildaSolisannouncedthattheU.S.Department autonomous excavators,calledlunabots. University Research Division, drew more than20universityteamstodesignand buildremote controlled or NASA’s firstLunaboticsMiningCompetition,hostedbyKennedySpaceCenter’s EducationPrograms and potential rescue missionfor thefinalshuttleflight,Endeavour’s STS-134mission. for shuttleAtlantisonwhatcurrently isplannedasthe“launchonneed,”or Fla.,fordeliverytoKennedySpaceCenter.Titusville, Thesegmentswillbeused Coast Railwayandwere interchanged attheNASARailroad locatednorthof The finalspaceshuttlesolid rocket boostersegmentsarrivedbyFloridaEast 8:48 a.m.EDTlandingatKennedySpaceCenter’s ShuttleLandingFacility. Space shuttleAtlantisandsixastronautsofmore endeda12-dayjourney than4.8millionmileswithan KSC AR 2010 • 9 Space shuttle Discovery made its trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Vehicle Space shuttle Discovery made its trip from for the STS-133 mission to the International Launch Pad 39A, in preparation Space Station. to Louisiana external the barge that carried it from The last delivered fuel tank was transported from will support space shuttle The tank, designated ET-122, Building for processing. Assembly the Vehicle STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour’s NASA announced the award for its Launch Services (NLS) II Contract, managed by Kennedy Space NASA announced the award Earth-observing, planetary, range of launch services for NASA’s a broad will provide The award Center. exploration and scientific satellites. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2, or AMS, arrived at Kennedy’s Shuttle or AMS, arrived at Kennedy’s The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2, at the Space for processing C-5 aircraft an Air Force Landing Facility aboard shuttle The particle physics detector will fly aboard Facility. Station Processing 19, 2011. STS-134 mission, targeted to launch Apr. Endeavour’s The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, announced that Kennedy Space Center will support the announced that Administration, or FAA, The Federal Aviation a university-led consortium sponsored Transportation, Space new Center of Excellence for Commercial U.S. to help build a safe and strong and development The new center will perform research by the FAA. space industry. commercial Robonaut 2, or R2, designed by NASA and General Motors, arrived at Kennedy Robonaut 2, or R2, designed by NASA R2 and packing. Facility for processing Space Station Processing Space Center’s STS- to the International Station on space shuttle Discovery’s was delivered Space 133 mission. Kennedy Space Center hosted its annual Community Leaders Breakfast at the Kennedy Space Center at the Kennedy Space Center Breakfast hosted its annual Community Leaders Kennedy Space Center space center operations and a look an overview of Bob Cabana provided Visitor Center Director Complex. ahead at upcoming missions and activities. The last newly manufactured external fuel tank, ET-138, for Atlantis’s STS-135 for Atlantis’s external fuel tank, ET-138, The last newly manufactured NASA’s barge from the Pegasus Kennedy Space Center aboard mission, arrived at Facility in Louisiana. Michoud Assembly Kennedy Space Center helped with the unprecedented effort to save wildlife from the effects of the BP of the the effects save wildlife from to effort with the unprecedented Space Center helped Kennedy sea turtle endangered from of hatchlings The first group in the Gulf of Mexico. Horizon oil spill Deepwater coast. Central Florida Kennedy’s Atlantic Ocean off into the was released ridley turtles, Kemp’s eggs, 22 Sept. 28, 2010: External fuel tank makes last move to Vehicle Assembly Building to Vehicle last move 2010: External fuel tank makes 28, Sept. Sept. 20, 2010: Discovery makes planned trip to launch pad makes 2010: Discovery 20, Sept. Sept. 16, 2010: NASA awards Launch Services Contract 2010: NASA awards 16, Sept. Aug. 26, 2010: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives at Kennedy at Kennedy arrives 2010: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 26, Aug. Space Center Aug. 20, 2010: Kennedy to support new Center of Excellence 2010: Kennedy 20, Aug. Aug. 10, 2010: Robonaut 2 arrives at Space Station Processing at Space Station Processing 2010: Robonaut 2 arrives 10, Aug. Facility July 29, 2010: Kennedy hosts Community Leaders Breakfast hosts Community 2010: Kennedy July 29, July 11, 2010: Sea turtle hatchlings released along Kennedy shoreline Kennedy along released Sea turtle hatchlings 2010: July 11, Space at Kennedy tank arrives 2010: Final external fuel July 14, Center 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 10 • KSC AR 2010 Space Station. International 129th spaceshuttlemission andthe31stflightto processing initsorbiterprocessing facility. Itwasthe low numberofproblem reports duringprelaunch p.m. EST, onits31stflight, afterachievingarecord cause ofananomalyonaprevious mission. acoustic environment thatwasbelievedtobethe the shuttlevehicletohelpunderstandmainengine instrumentation tothemobilelauncherplatformand challenge forSTS-129wasalaterequirement toadd between multipleelementsandprograms. Another two pads,whichrequired constantcoordination and equipmentresources were shared between the Processing required that manyofthesamepersonnel the STS-129integratedflowatLaunchPad39A. integrated flowonLaunchPad39Bcoincidedwith mission. OnechallengewasthefactthatAres I-X obstacles asAtlantiswasprepared foritsSTS-129 Mission STS-129/Atlantis retirement. by assistinginkeyareas ofshuttletransitionand for theretirement oftheSpaceShuttleProgram shuttle flight.Theteamalsohelpedplanandprepare booster segmentsfortheSTS-135mission,final processed fueltankandsolidrocket thefinalexternal Space ShuttleProgram in2011. reductions astheteamprepares fortheendof Launch Complex39,allwhileimplementingpersonnel achieve foursuccessfulspaceshuttlelaunchesfrom and process efficiencies were initiatedinorder to Space Station.Severalchallengeswere overcome Endeavour forfourmissionstotheInternational processing teamprepared Atlantis,Discoveryand D Processing Launch Vehicle Atlantis launchedonNov. 16,2009,at2:28 The processing teamsurpassedseveralresource The ground processing teamreceived and Directorate andground operations Center’s LaunchVehicle Processing uring FiscalYear 2010,KennedySpace crew rotation missionfortheSpaceShuttle and 136. TheSTS-129mission alsomarkedthelast number ofspacestationassembly spacewalksto performed three spacewalks,bringingthetotal to Earthonaprevious mission.Missionspecialists Assembly (SASA)tothestation thatwasreturned also carriedtherepaired S-bandAntennaSub- Logistics Carrier(ELC-1)andtheELC-2.Thecrew the Processing ofExperimentstotheSpaceStation) space stationanddelivered theExPRESS(Expedite space shuttleflight,STS-135. used forwhatcurrentlyisplannedasNASA’s final safety analysis,June8,2010.Thesegmentswillbe rocket boostersegments,whichisarequired the propellantgraininspectionoffinalsolid (RPSF) atKennedySpaceCenter, workersperform In theRotation,ProcessingandSurgeFacility On itsthird dayofflight,Atlantisdockedwiththe KSC AR 2010 • 11 safely Earth, Endeavour orbits around After 217 move Discovery to the VAB The original plan to launch, on April 5 at 6:21 predawn Discovery’s orbit, than 6.2 million miles in After traveling more The Facility. Shuttle Landing Kennedy’s landed at ended with a nighttime shuttle mission 130th space p.m. EST. Feb. 21 at 10:20 touchdown Mission STS-131/Discovery was delayed due to cold weather on Feb. 12, 2010, weather conditions, With improved at Kennedy. Assembly its journeyDiscovery began to the Vehicle After the shuttle was attached to Building on Feb. 22. boosters, the external fuel tank and twin solid rocket out to Launch Pad 39A rolled space shuttle Discovery 3. on March began its 38th flight into space. The crew a.m. EDT, of the International welcomed the Space Station upon their arrival April 7. The following shuttle crew module the 27,270-pound multi-purpose logistics day, the payload bay and was unberthed from Leonardo course the attached to the space station. Throughout mission, supplies of the 11-day docked portion of the to the space transferred were Leonardo aboard completed. spacewalks were station and three shuttle mission Discovery completed the 131st space Shuttle Landing by touching down at Kennedy’s Landing had Facility on April 20 at 9:08 a.m. EDT. waved off but was been scheduled for the day before, due to poor weather conditions. mission processing STS-130 During Endeavour’s with a Endeavour began the STS-130 mission to the Mission specialists helped attach Tranquility Shuttle down at Kennedy’s Atlantis touched A panoramic image shows space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at Kennedy Space Assembly Building on Sept. 9, Center in Florida, as the shuttle is prepared for “rollover” to the Vehicle 2010. Mission STS-130/Endeavour weight-saving the team implemented several flow, STS-134 of the future modifications in support upgrades to the vehicle were mission. Also, several The space flight safety. implemented to enhance Building Assembly in the Vehicle shuttle remained out to the pad rolled during the holidays and (VAB) January 2010. during a cold weather spell in early spectacular early morninglaunch Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. was The first launch attempt the day before EST. Complex scrubbed due to clouds over the Launch After a flawless ascent into orbit, Endeavour 39 area. arrived at its destination, the International Space the orbit were Station, on Flight Day 4. Carried into module and the cupola. Tranquility station control space station. The cupola, a robotic in its sides and another with six windows around panoramic view a 360-degree the center to provide on the the station, was attached to its berth around module. Mission specialists performed Tranquility spacewalks to further complete the outfitting three and assembly of the station. International Station programs. Space EST after 27 at 9:44 a.m. Facility on Nov. Landing miles in orbit. nearly 4.5 million traveling 12 • KSC AR 2010 Station inFlorida. Rocket BoosterDisassembly FacilityatHangarAFonCapeCanaveralAir Force shuttle Atlantis’STS-132 launchinMay2010fromahoistingslipattheSolid craneliftsoneofthesolidrocket boosters usedduringspace A mobilegantry Newton’s TheoryofGravity. piece isfrom theoriginaltree thatsupposedlyinspired 4-inch-long woodsampleofNewton’s appletree. The carried apicture ofSirIsaacNewtonalongwitha Rassvet means“dawn”inRussian.Atlantisalso which eventuallywasconnectedtothespacestation. spacewalks todelivertheRussianRassvetmodule, 16 anditsmissionspecialistsconductedthree million pounds. flight. Theshuttleandpayloadweighedmore than4.5 climb intoorbit,May14at2:20p.m.EDT, onits32nd during prelaunch processing. a newrecord lowforthenumberofproblem reports achieved asmoothprocessing flowandactuallyset out toLaunchPad39A.Engineersandtechnicians tank andtwinsolidrocket boostersandthenrolled Once there,fuel Atlantiswas attached toitsexternal the dateofitsfirstarrivalatKennedySpaceCenter. historic inthefactthatitoccurred exactly25yearsto Vehicle AssemblyBuildingonApril13,2010, was Atlantis’ tripfrom itsorbiter processing facilitytothe concluded averybusyyearinground processing. Mission STS-132/Atlantis Atlantis dockedwiththespacestationonMay A flawlesscountdownleduptoAtlantis’smooth The STS-132missionwassignificantinthatit Processing andSurge Facility, workersperformed the finallegoftriptocenter. IntheRotation, from ATK, usingtheFloridaEastCoastRailwayfor on May27,2010. rocket boosterplantinPromontory, Utah,toKennedy Motor Segment Solid RocketBoostersand and isslatedtoflyonEndeavour’s STS-134mission. Hurricane Katrinain2006,wascompletelyrepaired Sept. 27,2010.Thetank,originallydamagedduring Assembly FacilityinNewOrleanstoKennedyon the PegasusBarge from theagency’s Michoud built fortheSpaceShuttleProgram, arrivedaboard External FuelTank Element Deliveries toKennedy Last ShuttleHardw a.m. EDT. Kennedy’s ShuttleLandingFacilityonMay26at8:48 than 4.8millionmilesinorbit,Atlantislandedat The finalboostersegmentswere transported The finalmotorsegmentarrivedfrom theATK solid NASA’s lastdeliveredfueltank,ET-122, external After orbitingEarth186timesandtravelingmore shuttle Atlantis forwhat fuel tankandspace be joinedtoanexternal were stackedandwill and forward skirt.They the nosecap,frustrum of three components, They are comprised processed atKennedy. were refurbished and forward assemblies The rightandleft Building forstacking. to theVehicle Assembly Refurbishment Facility the Assemblyand were transferred from required safetyanalysis. segments, whichisa inspection ofthebooster the propellant grain are The boostersegments KSC AR 2010 • 13 and the Directorate Processing The Launch Vehicle After various segments of the flight hardware with a successful culminated efforts The team’s last flight, and the shuttles upon completion of the them for display in museums. prepare Ares I-X Flight Test at the forefront Operations contractor were Ground integrate, test and successfully to prepare, of efforts I-X test vehicle. Several modifications launch the Ares to successfully designed, certified and tested were support the launch. I-X into the launch vehicle, the Ares integrated were checkout using underwent a thorough test rocket newly developed and integrated test procedures and designed to satisfy unique test requirements a new The test team created readiness. flight ensure specifically for Ares launch countdown procedure simulations I-X. The team also used several rigorous as well as and enhance the procedure to exercise training for the launch team. valuable provide Launch Pad 39B, I-X vehicle from launch of the Ares The flight test on Oct. 28, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. EDT. lasted about six minutes until splashdown of the booster stage nearly 150 miles downrange of the Space Coast. and Directorate Processing The Launch Vehicle The Mobile Launcher Platform-1 (MLP-1) served as Space Shuttle Transition and Space Shuttle Transition Retirement operations embarked on the first significant ground space of NASA’s steps for transition and retirement that supports shuttle fleet and the infrastructure operations. Launch Pad 39B launch processing served as a pathfinder for transitioning a complex set of facilities while continuing to safely launch Launch Pad 39A. After cryogenic and shuttles from successfully safed systems were other hazardous and decommissioned, the 48 facilities that comprise to the Constellation transferred Launch Pad 39B were A contract was signed to demolish the pad, Program. launch opportunities. paving the way for future support a test case for transitioning complex ground items were hardware than 100 spare equipment. More the MLP to be maintained for shuttle from removed systems were support. After all of the hazardous successfully safed and decommissioned, MLP-1 was to the institution for demolition. The team transferred to decommission also is finalizing the requirements to is planned as the final STS-135 mission currently the International Space Station. Space shuttle Atlantis appears to stand upright but actually is suspended vertically by crane well over the stand upright but actually is suspended vertically by crane well over Space shuttle Atlantis appears to Vehicle Assembly Building, Oct. 6, 2009. Space Center’s floor of the transfer aisle in Kennedy 14 • KSC AR 2010 to theInternational SpaceStation. inside KennedySpaceCenter’s SpaceStation ProcessingFacility, Aug.31,2009, fortheSTS-130mission Workers checkthecupola,atleft,being aligned withtheTranquility module, atright,duringprocessing F Spacecraft Processing International SpaceStation& the orbitingoutpost.Duringmission,bothcarriers payload totwoExPRESSLogisticsCarriersboundfor Kennedy’s teammountedthepartsandoneresearch 2009. IntheSpaceStationProcessing Facility(SSPF), communications androbotics systemsinNovember the station’s electrical,plumbing,airconditioning, STS-129 delivered 14tonsofcriticalspare partsfor experiments. of thestation,aswellamultituderesearch the finalassemblycomponentsforU.S.portion Fiscal Year 2010,thedirectorate processed someof scientific an integralrole inconstructing oneofthelargest Known asthe“StockingStation”mission, Spacecraft Processing Directorate hasplayed Center’s SpaceStationand International or more thanadecade,Kennedy Space and technical collaborations in space. During replacement processed intheSSPFwasan1,800-poundorbital quarters forthestation.Anothermajorcomponent several experiments,supplies,foodandanewcrew purpose logisticsmodule(MPLM)andloadeditwith 360-degree viewoftheuniverse. best --thecupolaproviding aseven-windowed, a stationstructure thatastronauts hailasoneofthe mission inFebruary2010.Technicians alsoprocessed to getthemoduleready to flyaboard theSTS-130 contractor, ThalesAleniaSpacebasedinTurin, Italy, worked withtheItalianSpaceAgencyandprime Node 3modulecalledTranquility. Kennedy’s team integrated trussassembly. were deployedtoparking locationsonthestation’s Next, techniciansmodifiedtheLeonardo multi- The SSPFthenhostedtheEuropean-built unit (ORU) the Astrotech payloadprocessing their May2010triptospace in Cargo Carrierwere readied for (MRM-1) andtheIntegrated built MiniResearch Module STS-132 mission.TheRussian- two majorstationpayloadsforthe Co. (EADSAstrium)toprocess Aeronautic DefenseandSpace Energia), andtheEuropean Space CorporationEnergia (RSC Space Center, Rocketand (CAPPS), NASA’s Johnson and PayloadProcessing Services with Boeing’s CheckoutAssembly 131 inApril2010. outside ofthestationduringSTS- -- whichwasinstalledonthe The teamthencollaborated -- the ammonia tank assembly KSC AR 2010 • 15 international, team the took elements station its reaches space station effort As the current Space as well. In August 2010, the team shipped tools and flight support equipment for six ORUs, including the to the Japan Aerospace coupler, flex hose rotary (JAXA) launch complex on the Exploration Agency’s scheduled to lift The ORUs are island of Tanegashima. H-IIB launch vehicle 2011 atop JAXA’s in January off HTV-2 an uncrewed for delivery to the station aboard transporter. critical “Assembly Complete” milestone, the U.S. as a National portion of the station is rapidly emerging and Laboratory and major platform for research discovery. named Dextre two-armed robot parts for the station’s debris shields. In August 2010, and micrometeoroid the Alpha Magnetic technicians began processing (AMS), a state-of-the-art particle Spectrometer-2 environment physics detector that will use the unique of space to study the universe and its origin by for dark matter. searching scheduled continues for the remaining Work In December 2009, ExPRESS Logistics Carrier-3 in the facility at Port Canaveral, Fla. Technicians flight mission’s SSPF focused their attention on the antenna support equipment and the space-to-ground and video two-way data, voice (SGANT) that provides communications for station residents. space shuttle missions. In August 2009, technicians ExPRESS Logistics STS-133’s began processing is filled with external which payloads Carrier-4, and experiments. They modified MPLM Leonardo to become the Permanent Multipurpose Module the station for future (PMM), which will be left aboard experiments in fluid physics, materials microgravity SSPF technicians science, biology and biotechnology. also got up close and personal with a human-like experiment -- Robonaut 2, also known as R2 -- a that could one day humanoid astronaut dexterous help with tasks outside the station. arrived for its STS-134 mission to the station. It is S-band communications slated to carry two spare gas tank, additional spare antennas, a high-pressure Inside Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-3, technicians install a DragonEye proximity Processing Facility-3, technicians install a DragonEye proximity Orbiter Inside Kennedy Space Center’s Discovery developed by SpaceX, in space shuttle on July 28, 2010. DragonEye is a laser imaging sensor, docking operations with the International was tested on Discovery’s detection and ranging sensor that mission. Space Station during the STS-133 16 • KSC AR 2010 (GLACIER) for severalspaceshuttlemissions tothe Active CryogenicISSExperiment Refrigerator Development Team readied theGeneralLaboratory Laboratory. sending experimentstothe spacestation’s National andcommercialgovernment entitiesinterested in skills forfuture programs, suchascollaborationwith develop andrefresh criticalcivilserviceengineering significant scientificfindingstoEarth. operation ofthosepayloadsinspaceandthereturn of payloads. Italsohelpedenablethesuccessful integration onanarrayofspacestationresearch instrumental inperformingpreflight testingand Development Team atKennedySpaceCenterwas Processing Directorate’s Research Processing and Processing andDevelopment International SpaceStationResearch STS-131 missiontotheInternationalSpaceStation. remaining racksfromtheinnerwallsofmulti-purposelogisticsmoduleLeonardoafteritsreturn the In KennedySpaceCenter’s SpaceStationProcessingFacility, May11,2010,techniciansdisconnectthe Kennedy’s ISSResearch Processing and Throughout processing, thecenterworkedto SpaceStationandSpacecraft The International associated ground controls. flight certified,anddirected in-orbitoperationsand biological research payloads thatKennedydeveloped, extremes ofheatandcold. solar radiation,micrometeorites, direct sunlight,and evaluated fortheeffects ofatomicoxygen,vacuum, will beattachedtotheoutsideofstationand Express LogisticsCarriers.DuringSTS-134,MISSE-8 Payload FacilityandNASA’sColumbus External test bedslocatedontheEuropean SpaceAgency’s exchangeable 131. MISSEisaseriesofexternal Experiment (MISSE)formissionsSTS-129andSTS- prepared SpaceStation theMaterialsInternational ranging from 39degrees to-301degrees F. a varietyofexperimentsthatrequired temperatures a double,middeck-locker-size freezer/refrigerator for orbiting outpostduringFiscalYear 2010.Itprovided The Advanced BiologicalResearch System Following isasynopsisof some ofthemajor Engineers andtechniciansintheSSPFalso KSC AR 2010 • 17 3 (STP-H3) Program-Houston Test The Space will test concepts called Canary, One component, Experiment Heat Transfer Another named Massive STP-H3 is the Variable Also included in the (ELC- Logistics Carrier-3 on ExPRESS was mounted and consists of several STS-134 mission 3) for the components. long-duration spaceflight for future in low Earth orbit the interaction of ions with missions by investigating the around plasma environment the background space station. to achieve flight qualification of (MHTEX) is expected pumped loop system. an advanced capillary Dual Insulation Blanket Emissivity Radiator Aerogel Experiment suite for Responsive zone thermal control reconfigurable It will test a robust, space (VADER). small primarily toward system geared thermal control to a space missions but can be applied responsive classes. It also wide range of missions and satellite using will test a new form of multilayer insulation material as the thermal isolator. Aerogel Unit Plants, Production The LADA Vegetable the station is shuttle missions to for future Work On the International Space Station, astronaut Timothy CreamerArabidopsis harvests plants genetically grown in modified the Advanced Biological Researchusing Systema green (ABRS) fluorescent sub-rack protein facility imaging system and fixationsystem tubeand fixationFeb. 26, tube2010. were The developedimaging at Kennedy Space Center’s Space Life Sciences Lab. flight successful biological the first of 50 (ABRS) was Kennedy to permanently developed at experiments is a single-locker, station. ABRS on the space reside Each chambers. with two growth closed system of independently controlling chamber is capable atmospheric illumination and temperature, of biological organisms, a variety composition to grow and small insects including plants, microorganisms, and spiders. was and Requirements Procedures Protocols, as a collaboration between developed and managed Laboratory (SDL) at Utah State the Space Dynamics for Biomedical University and the Russian Institute to LADA utilized an existing garden Problems. in for plant growth advance the technology required food safety issues and studied related microgravity, of astronauts investigate the non-nutritional value developing plants in space. ongoing in the SSPF. 18 • KSC AR 2010 to developLaunch Complex-40(LC-40) atCape three demonstrationflightsunderCOTS,continued Services (COTS)program. support toNASA’s Commercial OrbitalTransportation and SpacecraftProcessing Directorate provided Services Commercial OrbitalTransportation on Oct.30,2009. Space StationisliftedtowardthePayloadChangeoutRoomatKennedyCenter’s LaunchPad39A The canistercontainingthepayloadforspaceshuttleAtlantis’STS-129missiontoInternational SpaceX, whichwasawarded procurement for In FiscalYear SpaceStation 2010,theInternational the SpaceShuttleProgram isretired. to thestationwithfood,water andspare partsafter are amongotherproviders makingresupply missions (CRS) contract,SpaceXandOrbitalSciencesCorp. SpaceStation inlate2011. the International Through theNASACommercial ResupplyServices with thelastflightdestinedfor of three demonstrationflights December 2010.Thisisthefirst 1 Demonstrationmissionin SpaceX toperformitsCOTS launch haspavedthewayfor launch onJune4,2010.This demonstrated thePathfinder the pad,SpaceXsuccessfully After aplannedhotfire on for thePathfindermission. prior toshipmentKennedy engines inMcGregor, Texas, was testedwithallnine development. support commercial space services andcapabilitiesto to request andacquire center enables commercial providers to initiateaneweffort that funds alsoallowedthecenter commercial spacepartners.The floor inaneffort toenable facilities andconductive towers, powersubstation, upgrading LC-40’s lightning Act (ARRA)initiativetosupport Recovery andReinvestment funding from theAmerican lessons learned. Kennedy shared technical in Floridaforitslaunchesand Canaveral AirForce Station The Falcon9’s firststage Kennedy alsoreceived A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carries NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory into orbit from Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Feb. 11, 2010, at 10:23 a.m. EST. Launch Services Program

uring Fiscal Year 2010, NASA’s Launch activities for 14 missions on contract. LSP provided Services Program (LSP), managed at advance planning of more than 35 future expendable D Kennedy Space Center, had a busy year as launch vehicle missions for the Exploration Systems, the team prepared launch vehicles and overcame Science, and Space Operations mission directorates. challenging processing requirements for spacecraft The office supported NASA’s Science Mission for two launches, along with mission integration Directorate during its announcement of opportunities for the Discovery 12, and Explorers and New Frontiers programs. LSP strengthened its partnerships with the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office, while seeking new partnership opportunities. It also served in an advisory capacity for the Commercial Crew Program and supported NASA’s 21st Century Space Launch Complex with programmatic planning and lessons learned.

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) launched on a Delta II rocket, on Dec. 14, 2009, at 9:09 a.m. EST from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California. The spacecraft was launched into polar orbit about 326 miles above Earth. During processing at VAFB, the team met the challenge of keeping the WISE satellite cooled to a required temperature by using solid hydrogen. Modifications were made to vent stacks at the Astrotech facility and Space Launch Complex-2 in order to accommodate delivery of the liquid hydrogen

In the White Room at Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Delta II payload fairing

KSC AR 2010 begins to surround NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) on Nov. 25, 2009. 20 • in a special cryostat container. The container was cooled during a two-week period in order for the liquid hydrogen to reach a solid state. Kennedy worked with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to develop a system that reduces launch vehicle loads at the spacecraft to launch vehicle interface. The center worked with JPL and United Launch Alliance to use in-house analytical tools for the complicated flow at the launch pad. Highlighting its in-house capabilities, LSP performed a considerable amount of trade studies in the coupled-loads area in the design of the isolation system for the WISE spacecraft. The unique LSP capability allowed the WISE team to perform the design and manufacturing of the isolation system in a short timeframe without impacting the launch date. The satellite is now surveying the entire sky in a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum called the mid-infrared with far greater sensitivity than any previous mission or program ever has. The WISE survey will eventually consist of millions of images from which hundreds of millions of astronomical objects will be cataloged, providing a vast storehouse of knowledge about the solar system, the Milky Way and the universe. Rising above the pad’s fixed service tower, a Delta Solar Dynamics Observatory IV rocket soars into the sky with the GOES-O NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), satellite aboard. Liftoff was at 6:51 p.m. EDT launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V June 27, 2009, from Launch Complex-37 at Cape rocket, on Feb. 11, 2010, at 10:23 a.m. EST from Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. sun and help develop the ability to better understand During processing at the Astrotech facility in its influence on the Earth and near-Earth space by Titusville, Fla., the telescope had several very studying the solar atmosphere. Understanding the sun stringent contamination requirements for its high- and how it works better will allow scientists to better resolution optics. In order to fulfill these requirements predict and forecast the weather out in space and and simultaneously maintain SDO at 78 degrees F, provide earlier warning to protect aircraft, satellites Astrotech purchased a large laminar flow enclosure and astronauts. for the sensitive telescope and increased the LSP also supported a commercial mission, the capability of its air conditioning system. To reduce Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean the heat generated by equipment and workers during Basin Observation (COSMO-4), which launched on KSC AR 2010 the daytime, the work flow was switched to evenings, Nov. 5, 2010, from Space Launch Complex-2 West at when outside temperatures were typically lower. VAFB. The launch was the 350th Delta II launch and SDO was the first mission launched for NASA’s the last manifested commercial launch from SLC- Living with a Star (LWS) Program and is designed 2 West. LSP was able to test new ground support to understand the causes of solar variability and its equipment that it installed on the pad to prevent • 21 impacts on Earth. SDO will take a closer look at the damage to the launch vehicle during direct load of 22 • KSC AR 2010 Goddard Space FlightCenterinGreenbelt, Md.,that Space Telescope (JWST), aspacecraftdevelopedby the moononaMinotaurV in 2013;theJamesWebb developed byAmesResearch Centerandboundfor Atmospheric andDustEnvironment Explorer (LADEE), for future NASAmissions,includingtheLunar services, theprogram alsoprovided advisorysupport Advisory Services and polar-orbiting missions. may bebeneficialforfuture DepartmentofDefense hypergolic In additiontotraditionalend-to-endlaunch propellants. The ground support equipment Delivery/Indefinite Quantitycontracts.The expendable years, through 2020,withtheaward offourIndefinite (NLS) contractwasextended bytheagencyfor10 Major AcquisitionActivities Robonaut tothemoon. Directorate andProject M,amissiontolaunch Program fortheExplorationSystemsMission node, NASA’s Flagship Technology Demonstration re-entry SpaceStationdocking tests,theInternational providing riskevaluationdata. In September2010,NASA’s LaunchServices LSP alsosupportedstudiesforOrionflightand verification andvalidation subsystems, performingindependent CRS vehicles’majorsystemsand providing technicalevaluationsofthe for itsCrew ResupplyServices,by SpaceStationProgramInternational served inanadvisorycapacitytothe rockets. Forthefirsttime,office 9, andOrbitalSciences’Taurus II, and controls onSpaceX’s Falcon and validationofguidance,navigation independent analyticalverification of thesetasksistoperforman led byJohnsonSpaceCenter. One Crew ResupplyServicescontract, proposed supportforsixtasksonthe rocket. Aerospace ExplorationAgencyJ-II that willlaunchaboard aJapan spacecraft, anotherGoddard mission Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Agency Arianerocket; and theGlobal will launchaboard aEuropean Space mobile service tower,mobile service Oct.21,2009. rocket’s firststageinthepad’s (WISE) ispositionednexttothe Explorer field InfraredSurvey rocket forlaunchofNASA’s Wide- rocket boostersfortheDeltaII California, thefirstofthreesolid Vandenberg AirForceBasein At SpaceLaunchComplex-2at Also inthisadvisoryrole, LSP KSC AR 2010 • 23 and Earth Observer-1. spacecraft, Gravity Probe-B at VAFB to NASA Building 836 Rehabilitation projects the Servicing Facility in and the Payload Hazard nearing completion. at Kennedy are Industrial Area also completed the permitting process The program of Launch Complex-17 at CCAFS to NASA for the last east coast Delta II launch, which will be the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to the moon in 2011. and costs, infrastructure to decrease In an effort an Indefinite Delivery/ awarded Also, the program Infrastructure Management returned Management Office Infrastructure LSP’s Facility 1610 back to the U.S. Air Force. Processing a number of The facility had been used for processing National Oceanic NASA missions, including the entire and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) series of for its science, launch vehicles that NASA will use United are Earth-orbit and interplanetary missions Falcon 1 and 9, SpaceX’s Atlas V, Launch Alliance’s XL, Pegasus and Taurus Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Athena I and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.’s the agency with and II. NLS II will continue to provide launch services to address competitive, commercial customers’ needs. in Cape Indefinite Quantity contract to Astrotech services from Canaveral, Fla., for payload processing Dec. 31, 2014, or for processing Jan. 2, 2011, through a maximum of five missions, whichever comes first. At the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., technicians observe of motion of the range facility in Titusville, At the Astrotech Space Operations 18, 2009. Observatory Solar Dynamics (SDO) on Nov. on NASA’s the high-gain communications antenna 24 • KSC AR 2010 T Operations Project Constellation Ground evident. to continueonasplanned eventhoughchangesare dedication oftheemployees here atthespacecenter place. Thisisatestament to thecommitmentand workers couldfitmore ofthelauncher’s systemsinto Park Site1,totheEastSite,or3,so construction standattheWest ParkSite,knownas the padalsomovedmobilelauncherfrom its crawler-transporters to thatcarriedthoseSaturns Vmoonrockets.for theSaturn Oneofsame launch towerNASAhasbuiltsincethoseconstructed beside theVehicle AssemblyBuilding,itisthetallest structure andsystemsonAug.2,2010.Towering completion ofanewmobilelauncher’s primary Kennedy skylineduringthefiscalyearwith and flexiblehardware. and designsbyproviding real-world testknowledge work are expectedtoheavilyinformfuture decisions with itsAres, OrionandGround Systemsdevelopment after theshuttleeracloses,ConstellationProgram agency retires theshuttle. adapt tosupportnewrockets andspacecraftafterthe into space.TheflightalsotestedKennedy’s abilityto performance ofarocket designedtocarryastronauts with asuborbitalflighttorecord thefirststage simulator. Thelaunchmetallitsmissionobjectives instrument-laden upperstageandOrionspacecraft stage, aspaceshuttlesolidrocket booster, liftedan mission underNASA’s ConstellationProgram. Thefirst of FiscalYear 2010,theAres I-Xwasthefirsttest launch technology. spaceport willremain atthe leadingedgeofspace Project madegreat stridestomakesure theFlorida Kennedy SpaceCenterastheGround Operations The launchtower maybecalledintoservice The Ground OperationsProject addedtothe Although NASAisresetting itsgoalsforspaceflight Launched onOct.28,2009,duringthefirstquarter for NASA,theConstellationProgram andthe flight testhelpedusherinatimeofchange he brilliantfire andthunder oftheAres I-X with of Kennedyandpavethewayforfuture. Along maintenance. Thiswillforever changethelandscape pad, onewithoutalaunchtowerrequiring extensive fiscal yearuntilthepadistransformedintoaclean the ground. Demolitionwillcontinueintothenext pieces ofthestructure were cutanddropped to sand andwoodlayontopofthepadforprotection, for removal ofsecondary, non-structuralsections.As using thenewmobilelauncher. support launchesofseveraltypes,potentiallythose lightning towersinplace,thepad’s “clean”lookcan envisioned. Instead,withtheflametrench andnew be necessaryforfuture launchvehiclescurrently needs oftheshuttlefleetandare notexpectedto the gantry-likestructures were builtfortheunique structure (RSS)from LaunchPad39B.Bothof fixed servicestructure (FSS) androtating service and missiondesigns. responsive toneedsofa variety ofrocket, spacecraft as Kennedymovestoward becomingaspaceport the launchcontrol system(LCS)architecture by demonstrations willprovide theopportunitytoverify to-end commandandcontrol capability. These the firingroom willbeusedtodemonstrateend- February 2010.Oncethenew consolesare installed, with theinstallationofnew consoleenclosures in 1 forlong-termsupporttofuture programs began the-art consoles.ThetransformationofFiringRoom were removed andreplaced withfewerstate-of- that were neededtosupportashuttlelaunchteam Firing Room.Thecontrol room’s numerous consoles inside FiringRoom1,knownastheYoung-Crippen Launch Control Centeralsosawmajorchanges lightning protection systemwascompleted. on the600-foot-talllightningprotection towers,the pad aswell.Withtheinstallationofaviationlights of dramaticchangestothelandscapearound the The RSSwasrotated totheintermediateposition Work alsobeganthisfiscalyeartoremove the A couplemileswestofthelaunchpads, the pad B demolition work, there were beginnings KSC AR 2010 • 25 Barack Obama’s of President With the release budget in February 2010, the agency has proposed priorities. This realignment been tasked to realign includes the cancellation of the Constellation Much of the work completed this year and Program. still under way will be utilized by those tasks that are by the president proposed programs the emerging transforming Kennedy as the launch and Congress, site of choice for government and commercial launches. not limited to the Launch Complex Changes were both simulated and real commanding and controlling equipment. The generic command support ground allows Kennedy to LCS architecture and control operations ground position itself to enable emerging programs. for future support requirements Down in the Industrial Area, Kennedy. of 39 area Facility (LETF) met its the Launch Element Test date (ORD) for completion operational readiness completion celebration was and the LETF project held Aug. 17, 2010. The LETF modifications that completed included a new Vehicle successfully were Motion Simulator (VMS), an updated systems control new cryogenic support systems. The VMS and room connections will evaluate the interactions of ground to simulated flight vehicles while on the pad through liftoff. New lightning towers shine at sunset at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 27, 2009. at Kennedy Space Center’s New lightning towers shine at sunset 26 • KSC AR 2010 facilities thatare availabletoindustry, includingthe presented asetofnewlyemerging opportunitiesfor as newcapabilitiesandtechnologies.Kennedyalso center’s existingprocesses andinfrastructure, aswell during theworkshopincludedenhancementsto commercial spaceservices.Focuseddiscussions of theleadingentrepreneurial firmsdevelopingnew transportation systemsandservices,aswellsome both thetraditionalindustryproviders ofspace with attendanceby14companiesrepresenting workshop conductedatthecenterinMarch 2010, commercial spacetransportationindustry. its efforts toencouragepartnershipswiththeU.S. proposals regarding NASA,Kennedyintensified activities. andcommercialsupporting bothgovernment space to becomeamulti-userspacelaunchcomplex K & Development Center Planning These efforts includedamajortwo-dayindustry Following therollout ofthe President’s FY2011 partnerships andpositionthespaceport during FiscalYear 2010togrow itsstrategic ennedy SpaceCentertooksignificantsteps sector, anditsinterest indevelopingpartnerships center onitsrelationship withthecommercial space Cabana. Thissignaledanincreased emphasisbythe report directly toKennedy’s CenterDirector Bob (CPDO) wasformallyreorganized inJune2010to andindustryneeds. meet bothgovernment capabilities andprocesses mightbeoptimizedto space launchcomplex,andhowKennedyfacilities, how tobesttransitionthecenterintoamulti-user Request forInformation(RFI)seekingideasabout Brevard County. on thehighlyskilledtechnicalworkforce availablein funds, andBrevard Workforce provided information incentives, andworkforce trainingandtransition opportunities toaccessfinancing,economic technology partnerships.SpaceFloridadescribed for industryaccesstotechnicalcapabilitiesand spaceflight providers, as well asopportunities 39 andtheShuttleLandingFacilityforcommercial launch andrecovery capabilities ofLaunchComplex The CenterPlanningandDevelopmentOffice Kennedy subsequentlypublishedanindustry-wide KSC AR 2010 • 27 with discussions direct in engaged planners 2010, Kennedy Space Center worked Throughout with Avera into an agreement entered Kennedy CPDO’s of 2010, the remainder Throughout their industry partners regarding a number of potential that might company-specific needs and requirements and unique facilities be met by utilizing the center’s in Kennedy was engaged capabilities. By year-end, than 50 potential partnerships. actively exploring more space industry U.S. commercial with the growing Among to support its development and operations. working with is the companies Kennedy is actively Orbital SpaceX, which launched its first Commercial Services (COTS) demonstration flight Transportation Launch Station’s Cape Canaveral Air Force from Complex-40 in December 2010. at Kennedy. the purpose of facilitating August 2010 for Motors in testing of Avera’s support and the development space frame designed aluminum and composite partnership has the potential for for its vehicle. This which the shuttle work for significant job creation bring its research could is ideally suited. Avera force work to Exploration Park. and development developers and of partnership expanded staff spaceport and the Kennedy from officials On June 25, 2010, Administration In August 2010, the Federal Aviation An artist’s rendition of how Exploration Park’s first phase is expected to appear when fully developed Park’s rendition of how Exploration An artist’s research, technology development and space-related commercial as a mixed-use campus supporting activities at Kennedy Space Center. commercial to provide seeking with the companies delivery and crew such as cargo space services, assist in this to the International Space Station. To an external CPDO manages http:// website at effort, kscpartnerships.ksc.nasa.gov. on Exploration ground broke state of Florida formally mixed-use technology and Park, a long-planned, by Space Florida park in development commerce NASA under a long-term land in collaboration with initial infrastructure, The park’s use agreement. that will connector road which includes a new to the existing Space Life access enable commercial was designed, and construction Sciences Laboratory, is expected to occur in FY 2011. established a new university-led Center (FAA) Space of Excellence (COE) for Commercial and development to perform research Transportation space U.S. commercial to help build a safe and strong which Kennedy is supporting the new COE, industry. Florida. university members in includes several core also worked with Center Planning and Development Space Transportation of Commercial Office the FAA’s Center Technical plans to establish an FAA regarding 28 • KSC AR 2010 Laboratory with theremaining fabrication, integration partially builtintheNASA Prototype Development and contractorASRCAerospace, theprototype was module umbilicaldesigndeveloped bythedirectorate bay. Based ontheAres-I upper stageandservice Arm prototype alsowastestedinthefacility’s high first half-secondofliftoff. ThenewTilt-UpUmbilical a launchvehicleexperiences,from rollout through the and upgradedthisyear, simulatesallthemovements test analysis. video capabilityallowforaccuratereal-time andpost- of-the-art dataacquisitionsystemsandsynchronized components, andsimulatelaunchconditions.State- existing equipment,testentire systemsorindividual can create launchequipmentprototypes, calibrate Equipment Test Facility(LETF),where personnel mission in2011. SpaceStationduringtheSTS-134 on theInternational Spectrometer-2 (AMS),settobepermanentlyinstalled to prelaunch preparation oftheAlphaMagnetic monitoring satellite.Theteamalsocontributed (SDO) andtheGOES-Pweatherenvironmental as wellliftoff oftheSolarDynamicsObservatory directorate supportedseveralspaceshuttlelaunches of processing, ground operationsandlaunch,the participating insevenadditionalteams. Launch Processing Technology roadmap teamand the spaceagency’s future, leadingtheGround and an activerole indevelopingtechnologyroadmaps for exploration. the wayforwhatpromises tobeadynamicfuture in to conceptsreality, whilepioneeringresearch paves K & Technology Engineering Center’s The facility’s Vehicle Motion Simulator, developed Among Kennedy’s uniqueresources istheLaunch Exemplifying thecenter’s expertiseintheareas Kennedy’s engineeringandtechnologyteamhas Technology ennedy SpaceCenter’s Engineeringand and alignswithNASA’s newdirection. The emerging technologies Directorate streamlines can grow from innovation studies Dust Shield,VEGGIE PlantGrowth Unit andalight- Kennedy technologies,such asElectrodynamic desert. TheHabitatDemonstration Unitincluded opportunity toconductanalog testingintheArizona engineers, astronauts andscientistsnationwidean Studies, betterknownasDesert RATS, provides technologies. electrolysis aspotentialoxygen-producing carbothermal reduction andmoltenregolith chemical contentofthesoilandextractoxygen. drill intothemoon’s dustysurface,measure the RESOLVE isachemicalprocessing systemthatwould mobility platformfortheMaunaKeademonstration. project wasinstalledonaCanadianSpaceAgency Oxygen andLunarVolatile Extraction(RESOLVE) were puttothetest. agencies andacademia,manysuchtechnologies six NASAcentersandmultipleU.S.international of MaunaKea,Hawaii,acollaborativeeffort involving Analog Test siteinthevolcanicashnearsummit LunarSurfaceOperationsandISRU International field, withtheultimategoaloftestinginflight.At rigorous verification--from thelaboratoryto like themoonorotherobjectsbeyondlowEarthorbit. use oftheresources availabletothematdestinations develop technologiesforfuture explorers tomakefull Program. Theproject seekstoidentify, compare and the agency’s ExplorationTechnology Development (ISRU) project, isledbytheKennedyteamunder One suchenterprise,theIn-SituResource Utilization are criticaltoexpandinghumanity’s reach inspace. development ofnewsystemsandprocesses that continues toplayakeyrole intheresearch and facility’s machineshop. and setupmanagedbyASRCAerospace inthe The NASA-ledDesertResearch andTechnology ISRU isinvestinginhydrogen reduction, The RegolithandEnvironment Scienceand ISRU leadsnewdesignsthrough increasingly The EngineeringandTechnology Directorate KSC AR 2010 • 29 of

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In-Situ Resource Utilization and Surface Systems investigated techniques to mitigate System project lunar dust intrusion and accumulation on reusable explored electrical connectors. Kennedy researchers faults and non-intrusive methods to detect circuit signals while a vehicle or lunar automatically re-route surface equipment is in operation. The system would NASA missions, as well as the military benefit future and mining, and fuel exploration operations. emediation and Ecosystem Sciences Remediation and Ecosystem (PCBs) in methods for polychlorinated biphenyls at Kennedy and the University paints, researchers of Central Florida developed the Activated System (AMTS). This innovative Metal Treatment made of technology consists of a solvent solution an activated ethanol and d-limonene that contains metal. zero-valent The solution using spray-on or wipe-on techniques. the paint. The extracted then extracts the PCBs from metal with the microscale-activated PCBs react This into benign by-products. degraded and are the paint technology can be applied without removing or dismantling the painted structure. Life Sciences and Habitation Systems Life Sciences the were chambers collapsible plant growth fresh produce into a system to focus of research spaceflight on long-duration vegetables for crews LED technology is expected to missions. The new mass while doubling overall volume and reduce at Kennedy and Orbital light output. Researchers Corp. also tested capillary rooting Technologies and amount concepts and conducted vibration planned tests are tests. Future acoustic hardware yields using to assess chamber performance and lettuce and radish plants. in smart when equipment. develop 36 • KSC AR 2010 at KennedySpace Center’s Space LifeSciencesLaboratory. New light-emittingdiode (LED)arraysforcollapsibleplantgrowthchambers werethefocusofresearch spaceflight. navigation andrangesafetysystemsassociatedwith improving thetracking,communications,telemetry, life inspaceandontheground involvescontinually launch andlandingoperationsprotecting human Navigation Technologies Tracking, Timing, Communicationand Innovative EngineeringSolutionsandYetispace Inc. United LaunchAlliance(ULA),SierraLoboInc., cryogenic scienceapplications.Partnersinclude depots, solarandnuclearthermalpropulsions and lunar surfacesystems,upperstages,propellant development ofhigh-efficiency ground operations, and ground environment. Resultswillaidinthe an arrayofcriticalCFMtechnologiesinthespace Cryogenic OrbitalTestbed (CRYOTE) todemonstrate of industrypartnerstoadvancethedevelopmenta missions. Kennedyresearchers partnered withahost technologies iscriticalforlong-durationspaceflight Technologies Space LaunchandSuborbital future spacesystems. and manufacturingcapabilitiescriticaltobuilding Florida organizations tobetterunderstandthesupply teams partnered withthe DepartmentofDefenseand Improving thesafetyandloweringrisksof Demonstrating cryogenicfluidmanagement(CFM) Wallops FlightFacilityinVirginia. in collaborationwithGoddard SpaceFlightCenter’s Tracking andCommandSubsystem(STTACS) project technologies undertheSpace-basedTelemetry, advance thedevelopmentofspace-basedrange under aPhaseIISBIR.Researchers continueto rate, in-spaceproximity communicationstechnology navigation systemsofthefuture. critical capabilityforsafeandsecure launchvehicle jamming technologyforGPSreceivers, whichisa (SBIR) Program, Kennedydevelopedauniqueanti- flying innationalairspace. communication requirements foruncrewed aircraft (FAA). TheFAA willusemodelstostudyanddefine the direction oftheFederal Aviation Administration for experimentaluseonuncrewed aircraft under emphasis forthecenterandasystemwasdeveloped elements isinthesamestageasPCTatKennedy. Service Assembly(CSA)forfuture spacecraftavionics currently isunderdevelopment. ACommunications Desert RATS missionandasecond-generationPCT with eachotherinspace.Itwastestedatthe2010 used asameansforastronauts tocommunicate Communications Terminal (PCT),whichcouldbe deployment andtestingofafirst-generationPortable The centeralsodevelopedaWiMAX-based,high- Under NASA’s SmallBusinessInnovationResearch Aeronautical communications wasalsoanarea of Kennedy ledtheresearch, development, launches. tracking functionsduring communications and test andcheckout, for pre-mission spacecraft technologies whichprovide completed thatdevelops and Telemetry Stationwas A RadioFrequency Space shuttle Atlantis races to orbit over Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff on its STS-129 mission came at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16, 2009. 38 • KSC AR 2010 from thegroundwater atthissite. at KennedySpaceCenter. Thesolarpanelpowersarecirculation systemthatisremovingcontamination A workerwithGeosyntec ConsultantsInc.checkstheorientationofasolar panelwithaninclinometer F Leadership Environmental produced more than1.6millionkilowatt-hours and builtbySunPowerCorp.The1-megawattstation tilt, ground-mounted solarpanelsystemdesigned community. Thecompletedsystemfeatures afixed- nearby, suppliespowertoFPLcustomersinthe 10-megawatt station,locatedonKennedyproperty energy dedicatedsolelyforuseatKennedy, whilea & Light(FPL).A1-megawattstationproduces through anenhanced-useleasewithFloridaPower of 11-megawattssolarpoweraccomplished year. Thisyear, thetwolocationsprovided atotal plant wasinstalledatKennedyduringthelastfiscal initiatives. and itscontinuedachievementsinongoing“green” NASA’s firstlarge-scale solarpowergeneration in significantenvironment-friendly projects Kennedy SpaceCenterforitsparticipation iscal Year 2010brought recognition to Wildlife Refuge(MINWR)within Kennedy’s boundaries volunteers joinedforces attheMerrittIslandNational environmentalists, wildlifeexpertsandother Indian RiverLagoonandCocoaBeach.Biologists, the MosquitoLagoon,withotherscomingfrom the Space Coast.Manyoftheturtleswere rescued from turtles “stunned”andinneedofhelpalongthe when back-to-backcoldsnapsleftabout2,000 rehabilitate andrelease endangered seaturtles. Applications, tookontwomajorefforts torescue, environmental contractor, InnovativeHealth dimming andoccupancysensors. technology, andintelligentlightingcontrols withstep roof andwalls,airconditioningwithenergy recovery rock formulch.Thefacilityfeatures ahigh-efficiency native speciesandrecycled crushedcrawlerway facility “off thegrid.”Xeriscapelandscapinguses 80 kilowattsofintegratedsolarpanels,rendering the fixtures. Theroof alsoisequippedwithmore than a rainwaterharvestingsystemthatsuppliesrestroom The roof isconstructedofrecycled metalcovered with reclaimed wasteconcrete inthefacility’s foundation. Control Centerfiring-room glazingstructures and two Platinumfacilitiesthroughout theagency. designation --afirstforthecenterandoneofonly Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED)Platinum for theU.S.Green Building Council’s Leadershipin completed inJanuary2011.Thenewbuildingqualifies Facility intheLaunchComplex39area was Propellants NorthAdministrative andMaintenance Kennedy anestimated$156,000. of electricityinitsfirstyearproduction, saving The firstrescue tookplaceinearlyJanuary2010 During thefiscalyear, Kennedyandits Propellants NorthincludesdeconstructedLaunch Construction ofthenew10,730-square-foot KSC AR 2010 • 39 concerns Recycling and environmental-protection waste diversion and comprehensive Kennedy’s markets, Kennedy further support recycling To Water for another five years. permit was renewed continues with 17 percent conservation progress the FY 2007 water usage baseline. from reduction the across among all organizations addressed were to be outside the realm with many considered center, saw 76 booster of day-to-day operations. FY 2010 and charges, separation motors, 66 linear-shaped during an inertial upper stage motor dispositioned disposal, as well as the underground excess ordnance storage tank at the Kennedy Service Station replaced. in made continued progress program recycling 2010 with the expansion to 57 collection stations top commodities recycled centerwide. The center’s disposal in 2010 included 13,157 or diverted from 1,156 construction projects, from tons of concrete tons of metal, and 363 tons of paper and cardboard. parts, batteries, fuels, About 178 tons of electronics recycled. chemicals and toner cartridges also were at of the total waste stream About 52 percent The and recycling. Kennedy was diverted for reuse used to are commodities recycled from proceeds and pollution prevention fund additional recycling, sustainability initiatives. carefully were nests turtle sea ridley Kemp’s and Kennedy had many accomplishments in 2010, began in the summer of The second rescue Alabama the Florida Panhandle and transported from housed in a dark and to the MINWR. The nests were building called a hatchery. quiet climate-controlled daily for temperature monitored were they There, than 14,500 hatchlings and signs of hatching. More into the Atlantic Ocean at Playalinda released were The relocation Beach, which is adjacent to Kennedy. by NASA, the U.S. work was a joint effort and release Fish and Wildlife Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the National Park Service, NOAA, FedEx and conservationists to help minimize the oil contamination risk to sea turtle hatchlings. permitting and compliance in Fiscal environmental 2010. NASA Headquarters completed a triennial Year and rated areas 13 technical protocol of review in received for each, the best review Kennedy “green” several years. The Schwartz Road Landfill operating Then, the animals to identify and examine the turtles. facilities throughout transported to rehabilitation were they stayed until where Florida and South Georgia, local waters warmed up to safe temperatures. oil spill in the following the BP Deepwater Horizon leatherback, Gulf of Mexico. About 275 loggerhead, green NASA’s first large-scale power generation facility opens at Kennedy Space Center in November 2009. The first large-scale power generation facility opens at Kennedy NASA’s energy fixed-tilt, ground-mounted solar power system that will provide one-megawatt facility features a to the center. 40 • KSC AR 2010 sustainable mitigation strategiestorestore eroded U.S. GeologicalServiceto developandimplement are beingrestored and12milesofdikeroad removed. Creek onKennedy. About500acres ofimpoundments District forwetlandrestoration alongtheBanana funding from theSt.JohnsRiverWater Management programs. also allowsforreuse ofthefacilitiestosupportnew listed ontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.It future historic,ground-based facilitiesandstructures maintenance andminormodificationstoexisting clears thewayforcentertoperformnormal the managementofhistoricfacilities.Theagreement into aprogrammatic agreement withKennedyfor the AdvisoryCouncilonHistoricPreservation entered acquisitions. representing more than$1.7millionin“green” tiles, andoffice, janitorialandcafeteriasupplies, tissue, paper, tonercartridges,carpetandfloor recycled-content purchases in2010includedsanitary preferable materialswhere possible.Examplesof procures recycled-content andenvironmentally northern U.S.GulfCoastaftertheBPDeepwaterHorizonoilspillinofMexico. Space CenterinFloridaonJuly27,2010.TheeggswerebroughttoKennedyfrombeachesalong the Newly hatchedLoggerheadturtlesemergefromtheireggsinaclimate-controlledfacilityatKennedy NASA continuestopartner withtheFWSand The U.S.FishandWildlifeService(FWS)received The FloridaStateHistoricPreservation Office and agency. forefront inenvironmental leadershipacross the Revetment Project. and reuse ofmaterialsintheNASACausewaySeawall preservation, wastediversionthrough composting, was recognized forenvironmental qualityinhistoric environmental andenergy management.Kennedy NASA BlueMarbleAwards forexcellenceinNASA work areas. scattering oflight,directing itstraightdowntothe aluminum fixtures are fullyenclosedtoreduce the to supportfuture humanspaceflightprograms. The NASA’s newmobilelauncherconstructedatKennedy such asscrubjaysandseaturtles. populations ofthreatened andendangered species, efforts includewildlifehabitatscriticaltosustaining dunes andprotect Kennedy’s shoreline. These Kennedy closedoutFiscalYear 2010inthe In 2010,Kennedyemployeesreceived three Turtle-friendly lightfixtures alsowere designedfor An Anhinga perches in a shrub in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which borders Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Anhingas inhabit freshwater ponds and swamps with thick vegetation. 42 • KSC AR 2010 director, Flight Research CenterinEdwards, Calif. from1978 to1981atDryden at theMinorityStudentEducation ForuminJuly2010.Gillamwasthefirst African-AmericanNASAcenter Students gatherroundto askIsaacT. GillamIVquestionsaftertheLegendsand Trailblazers presentation W Education from around thecountry. reaching 2,378studentparticipantsand50educators Kennedycontributedtotheinitiativeby learning. missions andtechnologyprograms toboostsummer of Innovationinitiativeusingitsout-of-thisworld “make sciencecool,”NASAlaunchedtheSummer during FiscalYear 2010. reached about54,477studentsand11,805teachers Exploration Station,Kennedyeducationspecialists Services Project,Networkandthe theDigitalLearning the EducatorResource Center, Aerospace Education students andeducators. its efforts tohostdiverse programs andactivitiesfor Kennedy SpaceCenter’s EducationOffice intensified Spurred onbythepresident’s challengeto Through workshopsandprograms conductedby and NASAAdministratorCharlieBolden, activities from President BarackObama ith anincreased emphasis oneducational STEM-based presentations andhands-onrocketry Georgia, PuertoRicoandtheVirgin IslandstoNASA at Your School,whichexposedstudentsinFlorida, the developmentofKETI. and threealsowere localeducatorinterns involvedin School Systemsuperintendent,localschoolofficials to nationaleducationalstandards. TheBrevard Public reaching 737students;andallactivitieswere aligned NASA FamilyEducationNightswere coordinated, employees were trainedinjustthree months;three the year, educationalkitswere created; 358Kennedy exceeding thetarget goalof35,000students.During (STEM). KETIreached more than43,000students,far science, technology, engineeringandmathematics work force toinspire studentstopursuecareers in project wascreated. Theproject utilizestheKennedy management, theKennedyEducatetoInnovate(KETI) Another Supported byresearch, employeefeedbackand Kennedy education NASA contentintheir technology and incorporating and sciencewhile teaching mathematics and confidencein increase theirskills and isdesignedto for 20educationmajors residential workshop which isatwo-week Teacher Institute(PSTI), sixth Pre-Service Kennedy hostedthe activities. and spacepropulsion program In May2010, is NASA Days KSC AR 2010 • 43 Achieving Competence NASA’s This fiscal year, National Science Project The Interdisciplinary Program and Education Minority University Research Grantees. Those grantees (MUREP) Small Project College, New Mexico State included Navajo Technical North Carolina Florida A&M University, University, and a State University, and Technical Agriculture Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs), team of three Universidad Interamericana- Universidad del Turabo, de Puerto Bayamon and Universidad Politecnica Technological Rico, which collaborated with Michigan University. in Computing, Engineering and Space Science of a diverse group recruited (ACCESS) Program college and graduate 20 talented undergraduate students with disabilities for placement at all 10 NASA centers and NASA Headquarters for summer research opportunities. and Education Experience Incorporating Research student pipeline program (INSPIRE) is a multi-tiered 12. designed for students in grades nine through INSPIRE, nine rising 10th-grade students Through the Explorer awarded were and their legal guardians Experience, a summer visit to a NASA facility for a and workshops. Sixty briefings one-day VIP tour, rising 11th-grade students participated in the Kennedy competitively selects students Each year, NASA Days at Minority Kennedy kicked off Kennedy also manages several agencywide a presented curriculum. Participants planned and at of fourth-graders portion of a lesson to a group Fla., Elementary School in Merritt Island, Gardendale through hours of college credit three and received of upon successful completion Hampton University, the program. the nation to participate in agencywide across from internship Kennedy programs. and center-unique institutions and various minority also began to target the number to increase tribal communities in an effort underserved and minority of underrepresented, Kennedy hosted participants. During the fiscal year, minorities. Four 97 interns; were of these, 33 percent interns subsequently accepted co-op positions at interns participated in In the summer, the center. Hall telecom with NASA’s the first agencywide Town administrator and deputy. Serving Institutions (MSIs) with a visit to Jackson State University in Mississippi. The purpose of NASA with MSIs and provide Days is to build relationships NASA managers with insight into the institutions’ technologies and students’ capabilities. one of which is called the education projects, An education specialist provides direction during a hands-on activity at the Minority Student Education direction during a hands-on activity at the Minority Student Education An education specialist provides at the Port, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in July 2010. Forum, held at the Radisson Resort 44 • KSC AR 2010 technical workforce ofthefuture, provided 61 to trainahighlyskilledscientific,engineeringand (ESMD) SpaceGrantproject, whichwasdeveloped institutions. process, EPSCoRawarded $16.8millionto24 Through amerit-based,peer-reviewed competitive research assets,academicinstitutionsandindustry. economic viabilityanddevelopmentbetweenNASA competitive directed toward along-term,self-sustainingand states inestablishinganacademicresearch enterprise Research (EPSCoR)isdesigned toassistidentified ataNASAfacility.internship Pre-College apaideight-weeksummer Internship, Fifty-nine risingcollegefreshmen participatedinthe in after-work educationalandculturalactivities. with NASAscientistsandengineers,participating valuable on-the-jobexperiencebyworkingdirectly ataNASAfacility,week summerinternship gaining apaideight- participated intheResidentialInternship, STEM areas. Fifty-tworising 12th-gradestudents and thepursuitofhighereducationcareers in or university, toencourageimproved studyskills residential experienceduring thesummeratacollege Collegiate Experience,atwo-week,on-campus celebrate the newpartnershipbetween thespaceagencyand TheLEGOGroup. inside atentsetuponthe NASACausewayatKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida onNov. 3,2010,to NASA AssociateAdministrator forEducationLelandMelvinworksonaLEGO structurewithstudents The ExplorationSystemsMissionDirectorate Experiment Program toStimulate Competitive capability that will contribute to the state’s 2,000 students;theVolusia SpaceWeek reached Suwannee DistrictSchoolsNASADayreached about and reach asignificantnumberofstudents.The a remote control center. the lunabot,andabilitytocontrol thelunabotfrom the lunarsimulant,weightandsizelimitationsof the challengeincludedabrasivecharacteristicsof lunar simulantwithin15minutes.Thecomplexitiesof collect anddepositaminimumof10kilograms autonomous excavator, calledalunabot,thatcould challenged todesignandbuildaremote controlled or Astronaut HallofFamein Florida.There, teamswere the LunaboticsMiningCompetitionheldat first LunaboticsMiningCompetition. Constellation Research Paper Competitionandthe Grant SystemsEngineeringPaperCompetition,the academic year. ESMDalsosupportedtheSpace design courseattheiruniversityduringthe2010-11 center andimplementthatproject intoasenior on specificprojects foreight weeksataNASA Grant alsocontractedfivefacultyfellowstowork pilot-tested atUtahStateUniversity. ESMDSpace State Universityandoneseniordesigncoursewas new seniordesigncoursewasdevelopedatLouisiana and48seniordesignprojects.industry internships A Through partnerships,Kennedywasabletotarget Twenty-one studentteamsparticipatedin designs forwaterfiltration systems. nationwide created andsubmittedtheir which fifth- through eighth-gradestudents Recycling (WLMR)designchallengein annual Waste LimitationManagementand underprivileged schools. about 300studentsfrom underserved, Center Teaching from Space Office tohost Science CenterandtheJohnsonSpace Kennedy alsopartnered withthePinellas reached 2,400seventh-gradestudents. About ScienceandTechnology (BLAST) science teachers;andBrevard Learns 5,400 sixth-gradestudentsand318 teachers; Brevard SpaceWeek reached 2,000 eighth-gradestudentsand70 Kennedy sponsored thesecond KSC AR 2010 • 45 Students act Students as launch control engineers during a simulated launch, shuttle Aug. 5, 2010, at Camp KSC at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Fla. Titusville, opportunities for students, educators and parents. Kennedy participated in the 2010 TJMS Family Reunion, and the TJMS Back-To- School Campaign. The TJMS about Family Reunion reached 12,000 people who were exposed to NASA content- based educational activities, excitement of the the inherent and minority space program The TJMS Back- models. role Campaign included To-School live multicity special broadcasts and exhibits at Back-To-School Fairs. Joyner Morning NASA and Reach Media Tom about STEM was to get eighth-grade students excited entering high school. before Act Agreement Show (TJMS) signed a five-year Space venue an outreach that will allow TJMS to provide and products for NASA to showcase its programs specific to a national audience, as well as share educational information about the agency’s Professional During a General Electric Educators University students tune up and tinker with their remote controlled or autonomous excavators, called University students tune up and tinker with their remote controlled Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor first lunabots, during NASA’s Astronaut Hall of Fame in May 2010. Complex’s education Kennedy Development Workshop, for 53, specialists conducted a Rocketry Workshop in hands- K-12 educators. The participants engaged space propulsion, on activities involving space shuttle, travel. spacecraft for solar system and planetary on with five local middle schools Kennedy partnered goal The the NASA Schools Connection Program. 46 • KSC AR 2010 and managers, and the staff on @NASA, and viewed the launch of Atlantis on the STS-129 mission. new audience. The tweeters took a tour of Kennedy, spoke with shuttle technicians, engineers, astronauts unique event on Nov. 16, 2009, a Tweetup, held to share the excitement of a space shuttle launch with a At Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site in Florida, astronaut Scott Kelly addresses participants during a W the World Outreach to news oftheday. Addedtothis,are allofthelaunch center eachyeartocoverlaunchesandbreaking educate andinspire. aims toreach thebroadest audiencetoinform, general public.Through thisteameffort, Kennedy community leaders,students,educatorsandthe accurate informationtothemedia,electedofficials, Relations enablethecentertoprovide timelyand the communicationsteamatKennedy. a blog.Allinreal time,allbrought totheworldthrough screen, orfollowingonline through aTwitter feedoron in personasalaunchguest,onTVorcomputer follow peoplefromCalifornia, around theworldare ableto Thousands ofmediadescenduponthespace The jointefforts ofPublicAffairs andExternal the countdown off from Vandenberg AirForce Basein Kennedy SpaceCenterorarocket takes hen aspaceshuttlelaunchesfrom and liftoff live, whether watching consistently rankedinthetop10most-popularpages which receives more than10millionviews.Bothsites section, atwww.nasa.gov/shuttle, fortheagency, The KennedyWeb teamalsomaintainedtheshuttle gov/kennedy, attractedmore than3millionviews. audience. Thecenter’s homepage,atwww.nasa. Kennedy W means available. exploration totheworldusingeverycommunication Kennedy bringstheexcitementofspacetraveland center foranupcloseviewofhistoryinthemaking, Gemini program launches. of spacetravel.BeginningwithMercury, Apolloand of theworldwere focused uponfrom theearliestera this historicspacecenterwhere theeyesandears guests andgeneralvisitorswhocometoexplore Kennedy’s websitecontinuedtodrawaworldwide Not onlydoestheteamwelcomethousandsto eb Presence space than 400,000videoviews. 10,000 subscribers,withmore YouTube climbedtomore than 120,000 followersonTwitter. on Facebook,andmore than to more than57,000friends center. Thefanbaseincreased the latestnewsfrom thespace standard formanytofindout “NASAKennedy,” becamea presence, undertheusername www.nasa.gov. within theNASAWeb portal,at The Kennedy’s socialmedia

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retail KSC AR 2010 • 49 Children visit Children Space Kennedy spinoff Center’s technology display at the Visiting Nurse Association Air Show in Stuart, 14, Fla., Nov. 2009. enabled more Guest Operations staff Kennedy’s Speakers Bureau Kennedy Space Center’s Guest Operations center partners than 21,000 guests of NASA and its Kennedy to safely participate in behind-the-scenes provided tours, including educational briefings experts. The by center engineers and operational agency’s center also hosted thousands of the briefings and invited guests to participate in launch shuttle and two viewing opportunities for four space Guests included expendable launch vehicle liftoffs. leaders, business and agency members of Congress, families, medical and legal professionals, astronaut veterans, teachers and students. Speakers Bureau is composed of engineers, scientists and other the agency as speakers who represent professionals, educational and other public at civic, professional, and the Puerto Rico, venues in Florida, Georgia, service is a free Islands. The Speakers Bureau Virgin public communication and outreach of Kennedy’s to college Audiences include preschool programs. students, libraries and museums, girl and boy and and technical organizations, scouts, professional This year Kennedy employees community groups. a American Teach-In, participated in the Great scientists that brings working professional program their experiences at to share into local classrooms more Kennedy reached NASA. In 2010, speakers from than 54,000 people during 271 events. traveled to Display Management Team Kennedy’s found at home shows Kennedy exhibits also were Exhibits and the Florida a variety of public events throughout the of the United States. Notably, southeast region at various sporting events, display team appeared Daytona, Fla., including the NASCAR Pepsi 400 in game a National Hockey League Florida Panthers Manatees All Star in Sunrise, Fla., and the Brevard baseball game in Viera, Fla. These appearances were a new audience and made with the purpose to inspire highlight some of the technological contributions that NASA has made in the sports industry. displays and various educational events. Three to the Challenger Learning loaned were Center in 50,000 students were about Fla., where Tallahassee, able to view them. Overall, the Display Management than 600,000 people as it more reached Team the use communicated the NASA message through of displays, videos, handout information and one-on- one interaction with the public. Materials focused on and the benefits of space exploration, NASA spinoffs universe. the mission to explore NASA’s with Kennedy senior leadership and gathered of Space Florida to celebrate the groundbreaking met Cabana Exploration Park in late June. In July, Delegation with members of the Florida Congressional of Office D.C., in support of NASA’s in Washington, annual “Day Affairs’ Legislative and Intergovernmental on the Hill” event. 50 • KSC AR 2010 • T Business Report Kennedy commercial entities. in reimbursableand workwith othergovernment is included.Thecenteralsoperformed$85million (SPOC) andrelated work performed atKennedy managed SpaceProgram OperationsContract the program followingmanifestcompletion. well asrequirements associatedwithretirement of (STS-133 and134)thatslippedintoFY2011,as included preparations fortwoshuttlemissions critical spare parts.TheFY2010activityalso delivered theRussianMini-Research Moduleand segments tothestationandSTS-132mission mission delivered thefinalcomponentsofU.S. SpaceStation.TheSTS-130 to theInternational all ofwhichcarriedmajorcomponentsorlogistics accomplishing foursuccessfulshuttlemissions, SPOC impacts)executeda$1.1billionbudgetby The SpaceShuttleProgram (includingtotal $2.2 billionwhentheJohnsonSpaceCenter- totaled nearly$1.3billionandmore than he KennedySpaceCenterFY2010budget

($ in Millions) 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 FY 2008through2010($inMillions) 500 NASA/KSC BudgetAuthoritySummary 0 KSC PC 953 SPOC FY2008 1,369 $2,322 • • station componentsatKennedy. ongoing processing andflowofremaining space Research Module.Fundingalsohelpedthe integrated cargo carrier, andtheRussianMini- Leonardo multi-purposelogistics module, and supplydeliveries--theTranquility module, assembly, includingseveralmajorcomponent partnersincompletingstation to international budget allowedforfulfillmentofcommitments SpaceStation’sThe International $96million Air Force Stationinanadvisorycapacity. The Satellite-P (GOES-P)launchfrom CapeCanaveral Geostationary OperationalEnvironmental LSPalsosupportedthe Base inCalifornia. Explorer (WISE)from Vandenberg AirForce in Florida,andtheWide-fieldInfrared Survey (SDO) from CapeCanaveralAirForce Station missions --theSolarDynamicsObservatory LSP supportedthelaunchoftwosuccessful $399 millionbudget--direct andreimbursable. The LaunchServicesProgram (LSP)executeda FY2009 1,313 946 $2,259 FY2010 $2,175 1,318 857 KSC AR 2010 • 51 Travel $9 (1%) $96 $222 $360 $175 $350 $115 $1,318 Labor $286 (22%) $1,023 (78%) Procurement Direct ($ in Millions) Kennedy Space Center Space Kennedy Launch Services/Science Space Station Constellation Center Management & Operations Other KSC* Total Space Shuttle * Excludes Space Program Operations Contract (SPOC) Contract Operations Program Space * Excludes 2010 KSC Budget by Elements FY 2010 KSC Budget 2010 Budget Authority ($ in Millions) Authority Budget FY 2010 of goods and services from the purchase of the Kennedy budget is spent through Seventy-eight percent The SPOC, or space shuttle contract, managed by Johnson Space Center in Houston providers. commercial services to 87 percent. procured of the percentage Its inclusion would increase is excluded here. 52 • KSC AR 2010 • • travel totheregion. Eachround ofspending Visitor Complex,itslaunch eventsandbusiness through visitorstotheKennedySpaceCenter community businessneeds. hire employees,paysalariesandgeneratefurther support thecommunityofworkers,andinturn, cleaners, real estateoffices andotherbusinesses department stores, automobiledealers,dry they live.Supermarkets,gasstations,restaurants, generate businessforthecommunitieswhere services. Salariespaidtoemployeescreate and other localorregional firmsformaterialsand they spendtheirincomesandplaceorders with and contractorsgenerateadditionalimpactsas payrolls andgenerateoutput.Theseworkers employ workers,produce products, fund In meetingNASA’s demand,localcontractors to motorvehicles,facilitiesandoffice supplies. vehicles, propellants andcomputersystems, non-technical, rangingfrom expendablelaunch require goodsandservices,bothtechnical sustained thecenter’s safetyandengineering capabilities andsupportinginfrastructure. Italso and lifesafetysystems,aswellcore technical center’s criticalmissionessentialfacilitysystems budget provided $350million tomaintainthe Kennedy’s CenterManagementandOperations’ included thesuccessfultestlaunchofAres I-X. to future programs. TheFY2010activityalso infrastructure, includingactivities applicable and developmentground operations million supportedground systemsdesign The ConstellationProgram budgetof$175 beyond. missions scheduledtolaunchinFY2011and and othersupportservicesforseveralmanifested program alsoprocured launchvehicleservices Also, furthereconomicactivity isgenerated To fulfillitsmission,NASAandcontractors Economic Impact state ofFlorida. major contributortotheeconomic healthofthe major economicdriverinBrevard Countyanda the Floridaeconomy. Kennedyremains byfarthe related jobcreates anadditional1.26jobswithin double theeconomicoutput;andeveryspace- related dollarspentinFloridaproduces more than jobs. Thereport concludesthateveryspace- billion inhouseholdincome,andgenerated33,000 within thestateof$4.1billionintotaloutput,$2.2 state economyinducedatotaleconomicimpact This monetaryinjectionintothelocal,regional and commodity purchases withinthestateofFlorida. NASA centersspent$1.8billioninwagesand $18.7 billionNASAbudget,Kennedyandother The assessmentfoundthatinFY2010,ofthe economy atthelocal,regional andstatelevels. impact analysistomeasure NASA’s effect onthe impact ontheeconomy. businesses andhouseholds,multiplyingthedirect recirculates NASA’s initialdemandamongFlorida’s Shuttle Business Development report. the CenterPlanningandDevelopmentsectionofthis revenues. DetailsonKennedy’s efforts are includedin generated more than$700 millioninbudget-offsetting center had87activereimbursable agreements, which meet thechallengesofpendingtransition.The privateandpublicorganizationswith external tohelp during Kennedy annuallyconductsaneconomic With theanticipatedretirement oftheSpace controls. business systemssupportwithimproved internal Chief InformationOfficer initiatives andprovided technical authorities,implementedNASA’s the Program year to in expand 2011, Kennedy and strengthen increased partnerships its efforts KSC AR 2010 • 53 88 113 134 Taxes State & Local State & Local Taxes 228 289 314 Federal Taxes Federal $4.1 billion in output $2.2 billion in household income 33,000 jobs $314 million in federal taxes $134 million in state and local taxes Federal Taxes Federal economic impact of In FY 2010, the total NASA in Florida was: • • • • • The vast majority of the impact was in Central Florida Millions of 2010 $ 1,715 2,130 2,167 33,041 Income Output, Income & Taxes in millions of 2010 $ in millions of Taxes Income & Output, Employment Income 28,704 3,048 3,574 4,093 Output ASA Activities All NASA 27,728 in Florida by Geographic Area in Florida Output mpact of Impact Economic Total FY 2010 25,000 26,000 27,000 28,000 29,000 30,000 31,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 35,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 28,000 29,000 30,000 31,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 0 Brevard County Central Florida Region StateBrevard County Central Florida Region of Florida State of Florida Brevard County 500 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 Area of Economic Impact Brevard County Central Florida Region State of Florida within the state of Florida, each elsewhere created an additional 1.26 jobs are For every job at Kennedy, spending for dollar of total direct dollar of wages was multiplied into $2.09 in total income and each and wage payments was multiplied into $2.16 of output production. commodity purchases Central Florida Region Work Force Diversity

ennedy Space Center is the most broadly and other services to the work force through May based, complex and successful launch center 27, 2012. Between July 2009 and June 2010, the K in the world. Both NASA and contractor organization provided training to 687 workers and personnel working at the center are essential to the held 124 workshops for 2,968 participants. During that success of Kennedy. same period, more than 1,000 visits were recorded at The work force is a diverse group of people the organization’s two onsite locations for information dedicated to supporting the nation’s space program on job search skills, training opportunities and and NASA’s future explorations. To accomplish employment referrals. More than 900 workers sought the various missions expected of Kennedy, these information on program services and registration, individuals fulfill a multitude of tasks. job search, resume writing and interview skills at the At the end of each year, the center takes a onsite Brevard Workforce Express mobile unit offered snapshot of its work force. This picture includes through the Aerospace Workforce Transition Program. all federal and contractor employees chartered to Human Resources, in conjunction with Brevard work for Kennedy. Other organizations, such as Workforce, also held two onsite job fairs and two the European Space Agency and Patrick Air Force others at offsite locations to help workers who will be Base, have roles here but are not reflected in these displaced by the shuttle’s retirement and transition. numbers. As of Sept. 30, 2010, the total Kennedy Kenndy Space Center population was 13,631. This includes 2,126 NASA civil servants, 88 NASA students, 9,845 Work Force Profile(through 9/30/10) on-site and near-site contractor employees, 283 construction employees and 1,289 Civil Servants 2,126 tenants on the center. There was an 11.6 Co-ops and Students 88 percent decrease in the contractor work Total Civil Servants 2,214 force in 2010 due to downsizing as NASA’s Space Shuttle Program comes to an end. The Civil Servant Skill Mix civil servant skill mix includes scientific and Scientific & Engineering 62% engineering, administrative, technical and Administration 28% clerical workers. Technical 2% Kennedy’s Human Resources Office Clerical 4% provided employees with many transition opportunities and employee assistance On-site Contractor Employees 9,796 programs as NASA’s Space Shuttle Program Off/Near-site Contractor Employees 49 comes to an end. The office helped workers Total Contractor Employees 9,845 locate and apply for federal and private jobs, build their resumes, and hosted veteran Total Construction Employees 283 assistance classes.

KSC AR 2010 In May 2010, the center extended a Space Total Tenants 1,289 Act Agreement with Brevard Workforce that TOTAL KSC POPULATION 13,631 allows the organization to provide job training 54 • Procurement Report

he companies listed below were some Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Services, of Kennedy Space Center’s top support or ELVIS, contract. Analex was responsible for T contractors or launch services contractors in performing and integrating the overall programmatic terms of dollars obligated in FY 2010. Following is a ELV business and administrative functions, including brief description of their work for the agency: program and project planning, risk management, evaluation and information technology. Services Boeing Space Operations provided include the management, operation, Boeing Space Operations was the prime contractor maintenance and sustaining engineering of NASA’s for the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing ELV communications and telemetry stations located Services, or CAPPS, contract. Boeing’s primary at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, or CCAFS, in purpose was to support all aspects of payload Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. processing for the International Space Station, space Analex also provided engineering services and shuttle and expendable launch vehicles, or ELVs. studies, and technical services for various ground and flight ELV systems, missions and payloads. URS Federal Technical Services, Inc. URS Federal Technical Services provided base Arctic Slope Research Corporation operations support for Kennedy. URS Federal Arctic Slope Research, or ASRC Aerospace, Technical Services was responsible for operations, provided research and engineering services and maintenance and engineering for specific Kennedy technical support to Kennedy’s Spaceport Engineering facilities, systems, equipment and utilities. URS and Technology Division and other center operational Federal Technical Services also was responsible for customers. Support ranged in scope from engineering calibration and propellants handling at the center. development and management of complex research, to engineering and technical support of various Abacus Technology Corporation Kennedy laboratories and test beds. ASRC Aerospace Abacus provided communication and information utilized a consortium of affiliated universities in technology services under the Information performing applied research and technology Management and Communications Support, or development efforts. ASRC Aerospace also provided IMCS, contract. Abacus supported the majority of technology outreach to foster awareness and these requirements at Kennedy, which included utilization of Kennedy’s unique capabilities. support to agency programs, such as space shuttle, Constellation, payloads, launch services and the Innovative Health Applications International Space Station. Services provided include Innovative Health Applications, or IHA, under

hardware and software integration development, the Medical and Environmental Support Contract, KSC AR 2010 computer administration and maintenance, voice or MESC, provided a broad range of medical and and data transmission, library, graphics, publications, environmental services to NASA. IHA operated the printing and reproduction, and IT security. on-site Kennedy medical clinic, which conducts health exams, certifications and emergency medical • 55 Analex Corporation treatment. IHA also performed occupational Analex was the prime contractor on the health services, aerospace medicine, industrial 56 • KSC AR 2010 Kennedy UnifiedDialupAccess,orKUDA,ande-mail. BlackBerry devices,WebEx Web conferencing, Such assetsincludedesktops,servers,mobile intracenter communicationsassetsandservices. the vastmajorityofNASA’s desktop,serverand responsibility andriskforproviding andmanaging term outsourcing arrangementthattransfersthe The ODINcontractisanagencywide,long- or ODIN,forNASAafteracquiringtheOAOCorp. OA Corporation launch from CCAFSandVandenberg. Atlas vehicleassemblyisDenver, Colo.Bothvehicles assembly isDecatur, Ala.Principallocationforthe contracts. PrincipallocationfortheDeltaIIvehicle indefinite delivery, indefinitequantitytaskorder vehicles undertwoofthree existingmultiple-award, launch servicestoNASAusingtheDeltaIIandAtlas Commercial LaunchServices together. ULSprovided Delta LaunchServicesInc.andLockheedMartin United LaunchAlliance,brought TheBoeingCo., United LaunchServicesLLC center’s employees. Centers andprovided education outreach tothe waste disposal.IHAoperatedKennedy’s Fitness stewardship, ecologicalmonitoring, andhazardous hygiene, environmental permitting, complianceand OAO ledtheOutsourcing DesktopInitiative, United LaunchServices,orULS,asubsidiaryof logistics elementsoftheshuttleatKennedy. shuttle. USAsupportsground operationsandorbiter responsibility forlaunchandlandingofthespace Shuttle Program. Kennedyistheprimarypointof purpose wastoensure mission successfortheSpace the SpaceFlightOperationsContract.USA’s primary Space Alliance,orUSA,wastheprimecontractorfor United SpaceAllianceLLC delivery, indefinitequantitytaskorder contracts. Services (NLS)IandIImultiple-award indefinite provides launchservices on bothoftheNASALaunch Facility inVirginia, andequatoriallaunchranges.OSC services atCCAFS,Vandenberg, Wallops Flight (LSP) withsmallandmediumclassexpendablelaunch Va., provided theagency’s LaunchServicesProgram Orbital SciencesCorp. Under aJohnsonSpaceCentercontract,United Orbital SciencesCorporation(OSC)ofDulles, KSC AR 2010 • 57 9,913.66 56,501.63 96,813.00 51,801.25 99,759.40 15,562.00 492,515.88 926,274.39 774,209.16 100,651.00 178,814.49 1,027,071.04 1,440,198.33 1,340,212.00 1,014,546.71 8,823,910.08 4,621,263.48 1,817,667.00 18,000,866.67 97,255,098.07 TOTAL DOLLARS TOTAL $1,035,932,601.33 ork STATE MISSOURI MONTANA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO YORK NEW CAROLINA NORTH OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WISCONSIN WYOMING TOTAL ear 2010 Obligations) ear 2010 21,332.15 30,238.50 11,272.42 13,290.91 227,891.44 615,983.00 513,964.00 130,194.91 856,101.33 109,093.42 845,465.88 101,948.00 2,045,890.73 6,275,437.23 2,181,011.13 18,756,939.41 10,050,379.79 269,171,251.71 237,735,098.60 321,071,712.53 TOTAL DOLLARS TOTAL (Fiscal Y (Fiscal our Procurement Dollars at W Dollars our Procurement Y Geographical Distribution by State Distribution Geographical STATE ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS LOUISIANA MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA 58 • KSC AR 2010 TOTAL JONES EDMUNDS AND ASSOCIATES MISENER MARINECONSTRUCTION, INC. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALSINCORPORATED ASTROTECH SPACE OPERATIONS, INC. BREVARD ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, INC. ORBITAL SCIENCESCORPORATION MILITARY CORPORATION CONSTRUCTION REDE-CRITIQUE DYNAMAC CORPORATION PRAXAIR INCORPORATED SAUER INCORPORATED MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION CO CANAVERAL COMPANY CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED AIR LIQUIDELARGEINDUSTRIESU.S. LP SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OAO CORPORATION ANALEX CORPORATION INNOVATIVE HEALTH APPLICATIONS, LLC SPACE GATEWAY SUPPORT, LLC ORBITAL SCIENCESCORPORATION ASRC AEROSPACE CORPORATION BOEING SPACE OPERATIONS COMPANY ABACUS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION URS FEDERAL TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. united launchservices, llc Contractor Top 25KSCBusinessContractorsforFY2010

$1,035,932,601.33 102,500,507.36 116,998,841.76 295,960,546.08 12,860,232.26 12,866,281.01 13,212,691.04 13,442,013.15 13,915,051.00 18,585,186.38 23,280,388.29 23,897,873.60 38,972,618.71 41,060,676.00 71,935,008.09 88,929,179.08 3,767,900.00 4,179,349.00 4,326,652.63 4,691,068.14 5,774,650.88 5,900,179.23 6,117,085.00 6,220,709.23 7,583,624.00 7,826,787.94 Dollars Soaring above Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A towers, space shuttle Discovery heads skyward on its STS-131 mission, April 5, 2010, at 6:21 a.m. EDT. National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 www.nasa.gov

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