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The List of NASA National Historic Landmark contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government at NASA centers or involving NASA projects. There are X NASA National Historic Landmarks (NHLs).
The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] The Montana landmarks emphasize its aerospace history particularly the space race.
[2] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[3] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Apollo Mission Control Center | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002815) |
Houston, Texas 29°33′23″N 95°05′18″W / 29.556471°N 95.088460°W | Harris | NASA flight control center during Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and early space shuttle missions |
2 | Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002810) |
Houston, Texas 29°33′32″N 95°05′17″W / 29.559003°N 95.0881°W | Harris | This laboratory for testing equipment in space-like environments has been in use since 1965. |
3 | Lunar Landing Research Facility | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002808) |
Hampton, Virginia 37°06′01″N 76°23′23″W / 37.100276°N 76.389803°W | Hampton (independent city) | Crane at Langley Research Center used to practice Apollo lunar landings |
4 | Rendezvous Docking Simulator | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002809) |
Hampton, Virginia 37°05′02″N 76°22′41″W / 37.083828°N 76.378028°W | Hampton (independent city) | Trainer used by Gemini and Apollo program astronauts to practice rendezvous and docking techniques at Langley Research Center |
5 | Variable Density Tunnel | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002795) |
Hampton, Virginia 37°04′37″N 76°20′39″W / 37.076826°N 76.344153°W | Hampton (independent city) | Steel tank from a wind tunnel at Langley Research Center. (use source [1]) |
6 | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | ![]() |
April 16, 1984 (#84003872) |
Cocoa, Florida 28°29′20″N 80°34′40″W / 28.488889°N 80.577778°W | Brevard County, Florida | The East Coast space launch facility of the U.S. Department of Defense, and adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center[4] |
7 | Pioneer Deep Space Station | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002813) |
Fort Irwin 35°23′15″N 116°51′22″W / 35.3874891024°N 116.856198162°W | San Bernardino | NASA's Deep Space Network for tracking unmanned spacecraft in deep space was inaugurated when this antenna became operational in 1958. |
122 | Space Flight Operations Facility | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002814) |
Pasadena 34°11′58″N 118°10′25″W / 34.1993285017°N 118.173617161°W | Los Angeles | Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory where all NASA interplanetary and deep space missions are monitored. |
8 | Space Launch Complex 10 | ![]() |
June 23, 1986 (#86003511) |
Vandenberg Air Force Base 34°45′55″N 120°37′20″W / 34.765278°N 120.622222°W | Santa Barbara | First built in 1958 to test missiles, it was used to launch NASA and other satellites from 1963 to 1980. It is now a rare, well-preserved example of the equipment and facilities from that era. |
9 | Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002811) |
Greenbelt, Maryland 39°00′17″N 76°49′31″W / 39.00485°N 76.82541°W | Prince George's County, Maryland | NRHP 85002811 |
10 | [[Rocket Propulsion Test Complex|Rocket Propulsion Test Complex]] | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002805) |
Bay St. Louis 30°21′50″N 89°35′14″W / 30.363889°N 89.587222°W | Hancock | built in 1965, played an important role in the development of the Saturn V rocket. |
11 | Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2) | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002802) |
Sandusky, Ohio 41°21′55″N 82°41′01″W / 41.365141°N 82.6837°W | Erie County, Ohio | the world's only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions. |
12 | Vehicle Assembly Building | ![]() |
January 21, 2000 (#99001642) |
Merritt Island, Florida 28°35′11″N 80°39′05″W / 28.586281°N 80.651281°W | Brevard County, Florida | Components of NASA's Saturn V rockets and Space Shuttle were integrated here prior to launch |
13 | LC39 Launch Control Center | ![]() |
January 21, 2000 (#9900164) |
Merritt Island, Florida 28°35′07″N 80°38′59″W / 28.585278°N 80.649722°W | Brevard County, Florida | Launches of Saturn V and Space Shuttle missions were conducted from here |
14 | Zero Gravity Research Facility | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 (#85002801) |
Cleveland, Ohio 41°24′37″N 81°51′51″W / 41.410245°N 81.8641°W | Cuyahoga County, Ohio | vacuum chamber where drop tests are conducted to simulate low gravity conditions |
Moved and delisted National Historic Landmarks
[edit]Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Date moved | Locality | County | Description | |
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1 | Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 | August 25, 2014 | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton (independent city) | Demolished |
2 | Full Scale 30- by 60-Foot Tunnel | ![]() |
October 3, 1985 | August 25, 2014 | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton (independent city) | Demolished |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions & Answers". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.