Project Details
Description | Aerospace Space Launch Facilities |
Location | Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA |
Client/Owner | Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company |
Space Launch Complex 3E
RS&H provided design and construction services to modify Space Launch Complex 3E for Atlas V launch operations for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program at Vandenberg Air Force Base. RS&H designed the HVAC and Environmental Control Systems, which support the Atlas V vehicles at the fixed launch platform. The Environmental Control Systems is a redundant system designed to maintain an uninterrupted flow of highly conditioned air/gaseous nitrogen to the launch vehicle and payload during all vehicle processing and launch activities. RS&H also provided the design for the following facilities and systems:
- Utilities
- Fire Suppression
- Fixed Launch Pad Umbilical Tower Water Deluge
- Lower Acoustics Suppression Water
- Potable Water
- Mobile Service Tower Emergency Payload Drain System
- Foundations and Supports
- Cryogenic Propellants Siting, Grading, Drainage, Foundations, and Pits
- Fixed Launch Pad
- Payload Air Conditioning Shelter
- Retention Pond
- Paving, Grading, and Drainage