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Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility
Technicians practice crane operations with an inert booster rocket segment inside the RPSF.
Technicians practice crane operations with an inert booster rocket segment inside the RPSF.
Built1984 (1984)
LocationKennedy Space Center
IndustryAerospace and Space Technology
Area1,660.3 m2 (17,871 sq ft)[1]
Owner(s)NASA

The Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility (RPSF) is a NASA facility located in Kennedy Space Center responsible for the preparation of solid rocket booster segments for transportation to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).

History

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The RPSF was built in 1984 to perform SRB operations that had previously been conducted in high bays 2 and 4 of the VAB at the beginning of the Space Shuttle program. It was used until the Space Shuttle's retirement, and will be used in the future by the Space Launch System[2] (SLS) and OmegA rockets.

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See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan," 2017, p. 33.
  2. ^ "NASAfacts: Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility (RPSF) at Kennedy Space Center" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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