posted 10-11-2016 03:44 PM               

quote:

---

Originally posted by Ken Havekotte:
Our barrier island home had sustained some major rooftop damage (a new roof is needed anyway) along with lots of tree and brush debris all over.

---

posted 10-11-2016 03:50 PM               

After Hurricane Matthew passed NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an aerial survey was taken on Saturday, Oct. 8.

posted 10-11-2016 07:22 PM               

quote:

---

Originally posted by hlbjr:
That image of my favorite missile exhibit, the Navaho, is just sad. I hope they can restore it.

---

I'm pleased to share an update with you on the status of the Navaho missile display, which was all but destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. It will not be scrapped.

The 45th Space Wing fully intends to repair and restore the rocket for public display. But that's all I know right now. It's simply too early to discuss cost, timing, fundraising, etc. If you've been anxious to start an online fundraiser or write a check, please be patient. It will be several weeks, if not months, before we'll have all the details in place and ready to publicly solicit your help.

In the meantime, the missile is likely to remain where it is to avoid further damage from moving it. I'm sure it soon will have some kind of covering to protect it from the weather and curious onlookers.

posted 10-11-2016 08:51 PM               

SpaceX uses the PPF is used to prepare "customer spacecraft, including equipment unloading, unpacking/packing, final assembly, nonhazardous flight preparations, and payload checkout," according to a 2015 Falcon 9 rocket user's guide.

Put another way: This is where the companies that pay Spacex about $60 million to launch their satellites get their equipment ready for attachment to a Falcon 9 rocket — and ultimately liftoff.

The source described the missing metal sheeting on the side of the roughly 225-foot-tall building as "holes the size of a school bus."

...a company representative told Business Insider that there was actually "no damage to any of the equipment inside the Payload Processing Facility."

"The exterior of the building will need work but we don't expect launch capability to be affected by this," the company's spokesperson said, declining to confirm what was inside the PPF at the time. "The company has a ready and fully capable back-up for processing payloads at its SLC-40 hangar annex building."