page_title: Space Station Processing Facility
hierarchical_section_title: Space Station Processing Facility
caption_attribution_description: English: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Express Logistics Carrier-2, or ELC-2, moves across the ceiling, past the Tranquility module with the cupola attached (at left) and the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (at right), toward a transportation canister in which it will be secured for its trip to Launch Pad 39A. Once at the pad, it will be installed in space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. The carrier is part of the payload for Atlantis' STS-129 mission to the International Space Station. The STS-129 crew will deliver two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm. Launch is targeted for Nov. 16. For information on the STS-129 mission objectives and crew, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/index.html.
context_page_description: The Space Station Processing Facility is a factory building at the Kennedy Space Center's industrial complex.
  It was built in 1994 to make parts for the International Space Station and test them for launch.
  Today, the SSPF is used to make and process all of NASA's future space station components, such as the Lunar Gateway and resupply vehicles for International Space Station.
  The building has a total floor area of 42,000 sq meters, is four stories high, and contains two enormous cleanrooms that serve as the main manufacturing bay. The building also has a ballroom for lectures, meetings and dinner events; office space for laboratories and computers; a canteen, and several visitor areas. Tours are free, and show many areas of the factory.
context_section_description: The Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) is a factory building at the Kennedy Space Center's industrial complex.  
  It was built in 1994 to make parts for the International Space Station and test them for launch. 
  Today, the SSPF is used to make and process all of NASA's future space station components, such as the Lunar Gateway and resupply vehicles for International Space Station. 
  The building has a total floor area of 42,000 sq meters, is four stories high, and contains two enormous cleanrooms that serve as the main manufacturing bay. The building also has a ballroom for lectures, meetings and dinner events; office space for laboratories and computers; a canteen (with a restaurant and refreshment area), and several visitor areas. Tours are free (included in the KSC visitor complex bus tour), and show many areas of the factory.
caption: Inside the SSPF, with many engineers and technicians manufacturing ISS parts
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