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Vertical Processing Facility
The exterior of the Vertical Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.
The exterior of the Vertical Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.
BuiltDecember 1980 (1980-December)[1]
Operated1981 (1981)[1]-
2006 (2006)[2]
Owner(s)NASA
DefunctFebruary 2010 (2010-February)[3]

The Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) was a payload processing facility located at Kennedy Space Center that was used throughout the majority of the Space Shuttle program. It was removed from active service during 2006, with demolition beginning in February 2010 and completing in June that same year.[2]

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  1. ^ a b 1982 NASA Authorization (1981), p. 1237.
  2. ^ a b Hurni, Angela B. (16 June 2010). "Frank-Lin Excavating Cleans Up Kennedy Space Center". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Spaceport News," 2 April 2010, p. 4.

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