KSC Headquarters Building
Background
As part of NASA's recent directives to expand and modernize the space center industrial complex to allow greater potential in the next space exploration programs, the Kennedy Space Center management office (including Robert D. Cabana) contracted Orlando-based architects and engineers to design and build a new headquarters building to replace the deteriorating original building adjacent to the site.
The center's Master Plan directive spans a 20-year horizon and details the land uses, business policies and infrastructure needed for the center to remain the prime launch site for the rising industry of government and commercial providers.
Original Building
Headquarters Building | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | John F. Kennedy Space Center industrial complex |
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Nearest city | Titusville, Florida |
Built | 1965 |
Architect | Charles Luckman |
Architectural style | International |
MPS | John F. Kennedy Space Center MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 99001644 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 2000 |
Removed from NRHP | c. 2019 |
KSC headquarters used to reside in a former three-story six-winged concrete foam structure. It is located on 1 Street in the Industrial Area of KSC on Merritt Island, Florida, and was formally opened on May 26, 1965, and contained 439,446 square ft (40,824 square m) of floor space.
The old building - which is over 50 years old, was vacated at the end of April 2019 (as employees moved into the new 8 story facility), and originally left partially occupied to allow the possibility of interior renovations. However sadly due to a combination of material decay, rising electrical power costs, unattended and empty areas, and the hazardous asbestos lining the entire walls, it was deemed too costly to renovate. This building is in the process of being demolished and has been abandoned by NASA as of January 2020.
Notes
- ^ "Central Campus Headquarters Building" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Central Campus of the Kennedy Space Center" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ HQ Building http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/hq.html Archived August 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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