NASA Wallops Conducts Ground Breaking for New Facility - Cont-d

From left: Al Diaz, Director, Goddard Space Flight Center; Rick Obenschain, GSFC Director of Applied Engineering and Technology; John Campbell, Wallops Senior Manager; Rick Baldwin, Virginia Space Flight Authority; and Dan Hayworth, Office of Senator Nick Rerras

In addition to spacecraft integration and testing, other expected uses include preparation of scientific balloon technology and demonstration payloads for reentry technology flight testing. This will include projects for the Department of Defense, educational university-class missions and c commercial spacecraft.

The building, expected to cost approximately $5 million, will be located adjacent to the Wallops Flight Facility's Main Base in the old housing complex.

The first phase of construction is scheduled to be complete by January 2004.