Launch Vehicle Processing

The team at KSC has decades of experience in handling large launch vehicle elements, with engineering expertise and multi-discipline services for human and expendable launch vehicle processing operations, including:  assembly, integration, testing, servicing, launch and recovery of flight elements delivered to KSC.

Capabilities / Services  

• Full range of processing/integration facilities
• Engineering support, with emphasis on mechanical, fluids, electrical and software disciplines 
• Real-time anomaly resolution
• Spacecraft / launch vehicle integration
• Propellant servicing / de-servicing, with expertise in cryogenic and hypergolic fuels
• Terminal launch countdown system expertise
• Access to KSC via road, rail, air, sea or space
• Ascent imagery analysis
• Broad range of vehicle transport equipment
• Test facilities for launch equipment and spaceflight hardware
• Non Destructive Evaluation lab
• Meteorology Expertise

Accomplishments

• Modifying KSC infrastructure / ground support equipment to support NASA Space Launch System
• Supporting Orion Program assembly, testing and launch operations, including successful launch and recovery of Exploration Flight Test-1 in December of 2014 
• Successful water recovery of 260+ Solid Rocket Boosters during Space Shuttle program