Ground Processing and Launch Facilities • Historical examples – Early Launch Facilities – Saturn I – Saturn V – Russian • Modern examples – Shuttle – Delta IV Heavy – DC-XA – Falcon 9 U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design1 Cape Canaveral circa 1950
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design2 Map of Cape Canaveral
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design3 “ICBM Row”
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design4 LC-5 – Mercury-Redstone
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 5 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design LC-5 Emergency Crew Escape System
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 6 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Atlas Support Gantry
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 7 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design LC-14 – Mercury-Atlas
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 8 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Titan II Access Tower Operation
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 9 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design LC-34 Schematic
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design10 Saturn I Launch Pedestal
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design11 LC-34 Launch Pedestal Under Construction
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design12 LC-34 Flame Deflector
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design13 LC-34 Blockhouse
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design14 LC-34 Service Structure
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design15 Saturn I Erection Process
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design16 Aerial View of LC-34
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design17 Aerial View of LC-34
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design18 Aerial View of LC-34
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design19 S-I Stage Rotation
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design20 S-I Stage Rotation
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design21 Assembly of Saturn I
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design22 SA-201 Launch
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design23 LC-37 Concept
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design24 LC-37 Under Construction (1963)
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design25 LC-37 Construction Photo
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design26 Barge Transport of Launch Vehicle Stages
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design27 Aerial Transport of Stages
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design28 Saturn V Launch Facility
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design29 Cape Canaveral Siting Map
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design30 Launch Sites Considered for Apollo • Cape Canaveral • Offshore from Cape Canaveral • Mayaguana Island in the Bahamas • Cumberland Island, Georgia • A mainland site near Brownsville, Texas • White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico • Christmas Island in the mid-Pacific south of Hawaii • South Point on the island of Hawaii
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design31 Early Mobile Launch Complex Concept
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design32 Concept of an Off-Shore Launch Facility
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design33 Merritt Island Launch Area (MILA)
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design34 Map of KSC and CCAFS
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design35 Competition for MILA Launch Sites
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design36 Rail-Based Nova Launch Concept
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design37 Barge-Based Saturn V Launch Concept
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design38 Barge-Based Vertical Assembly Building
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design39 Barge-Based VAB (Enclosed)
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design40 Interior Concept of VAB
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design41 Early Construction of VAB
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design42 VAB and LCC Under Construction
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design43 VAB from Turning Basin
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design44 Interior of Launch Control Center
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design45 Interior of Launch Control Center
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design46 Early Concept of Mobile Launch Platform
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design47 West Virginia Strip-Mine Coal Shovel
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design48 Crawler-Transporter
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design49 Cutaway of Crawler-Transporter
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design50 Complex 39 Crawlerway
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design51 Saturn V Mobile Launch Platforms
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design52 MLP Transport Tests
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design53 Interior of VAB
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design54 S-IC Stage in VAB Transfer Aisle
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design55 S-IC – S-II Stacking
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design56 S-II – S-IVB Stacking
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design57 S-IVB – Instrument Unit Stacking
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design58 IU – Apollo Spacecraf Stacking
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design59 Apollo–Saturn V Completed Stack in VAB
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design60 Saturn V Hold-Down Restraints
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design61 S-1C T-0 Disconnects
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design62 Building the LC-39 Launch Pads
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design63 LC-39 Crawlerway and Stacks
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design64 SA-501 at LC-39A
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design65 LC-39 Mobile Service Structure
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design66 Mobile Service Structure with Saturn V
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 67 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design STS Fixed and Rotating Service Structure
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 68 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Complex 39 Launch Mounts
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design69 KSC LC-39 (Modern Era)
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 70 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Details of LC-39 Pads
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 71 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Expenditures for LC-39
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design72 Saturn V Vehicle Checkout Flow
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design73 Soyuz Launch Vehicle Moving to Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 74 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Soyuz Launch Site
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 75 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Energia in Horizontal Integration
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 76 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Energia Transported to Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 77 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Energia at Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 78 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Energia Erection
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 79 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Energia on Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 80 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Shuttle Landing Facility
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 81 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Transport to Orbiter Processing Facility
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 82 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Payload Bay Inspection in OPF
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 83 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design SSME Removal/Installation
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 84 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Transfer to Vehicle Assembly Building
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 85 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Attaching Hoisting Fixtures
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 86 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Attaching Orbiter to Shuttle Stack
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 87 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Shuttle Rollout
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 88 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Delta IV Heavy Horizontal Integration
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 89 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Delta IVH Horizontal Integation Facility
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design90 Delta IV Heavy Transporter
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design91 Delta IV Heavy at LC34 Blockhouse
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design92 Delta IV Heavy Arrives at LC-34
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design93 Delta IV Heavy Module Interconnects
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design94 Delta IV Heavy at Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design95 Delta IV Heavy Rotation
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design96 Delta IV Heavy Rotation
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design97 Delta IV Heavy at Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design98 DC-XA on Launch Pad
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 99 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design LC40 at KSC - SpaceX Falcon 9
U N I V E R S I T Y O F Ground Processing and Launch Facilities MARYLAND 100 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Falcon 9 v1.1 – SpaceX
U N I V E R S I T Y O F U.S. Future Launch Options MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design KSC Landing Complex 1
U N I V E R S I T Y O F U.S. Future Launch Options MARYLAND 102 ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design Falcon 9 First Stage Landing
U N I V E R S I T Y O F U.S. Future Launch Options MARYLAND ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design