Space / Astronomy: NASA Begins Re-purposing Space Shuttle Facilities

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NASA Begins Re-purposing Space Shuttle Facilities Nov 15th 2011, 09:08 With the retirement of the space shuttle fleet there is a lot of underutilized space at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. So NASA is making an effort to re-purpose some of these facilities. The first stage has been competed with the handing off of Orbiter Processing Facility-3 to The Boing Co. The aircraft and space technology giant will use the space to manufacture and assemble its CST-100 spacecraft. This capsule is intended to be used as a ferry system to the International Space Station. The move is expected to bring at least 550 jobs to the area by 2015, and potentially many more as Boeing looks to expand operations there. Senator Bill Nelson (Dem-Fl.) recently commented, "just wait until you see what's coming here to the Kennedy Space Center in the future in the way of public/private partnerships." Indeed, this is expected to be just the first phase in the new-look space program with a reliance on not only NASA designed and operated exploration vehicles, but a significant role for privates funded space endeavors. Image Credit: NASA

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