Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 8, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2014 NASA Partners with X-37B Program for Use of Former Space Shuttle Hangars NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B Program for use of the center’s Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bays 1 and 2 to process the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for launch.The OPF bays were last used during NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. With the agency’s transition to the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, the agency currently does not have a mission requirement for the facilities. This agreement ensures the facilities will again be used for their originally-intended purpose -- processing spacecraft. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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