posted 04-21-2024 06:24 PM               

At Marshall Space Flight Center, we continue to execute our long-range, strategic plan to revitalize our facilities footprint, which includes identifying the facilities and infrastructure needed to enable our current and future missions.

As part of that plan, the center will demolish several historic structures, including the 363-foot-tall Dynamic Test Stand, the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility, and the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator.

The facilities slated for demolition are outdated, obsolete, and no longer in use, with a backlog of $25 million in needed repairs. Removing them from our footprint will help us continue building a more affordable, innovative, and resilient center.

Our goal is to remove 19 outdated test sites, storage buildings, and other support structures. Teams are working to finalize the details and timeline for this project, though we estimate work will begin in the next few months and end in late 2025. We will update you along the way.

These assets served NASA and the nation well in their time. We know these planned updates will help reduce annual maintenance costs, increase efficiency, and strengthen our core capabilities. I encourage you to read the latest Agency Master Plan report, which provides transparency in how NASA makes decisions with regard to our physical infrastructure.

While the backbone of our missions is formed by the facilities and infrastructure we use, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we will continue building a bright future for NASA and Marshall.