Preliminary KSC Damage Assessment

6 September 2004: Preliminary Hurricane Damage Assessement from NASA Kennedy Space Center, SpaceRef

“NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy held a teleconference with the news media this afternoon and provided a preliminary picture of the damage Hurricane Frances inflicted upon the space center. The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) has the most visible damage. According to Kennedy the damage can be seen on the South and East walls of the VAB. There are some 1,000 panels that have lifted off of the building. There are also areas of insulation and subpanels missing. Each panel is 4×10 feet in size. The Shuttle Tile Facility suffered significant damage. The roof is partially gone and there is extensive water damage inside.”

6 September 2004: NASA KSC Media Tour Scheduled, NASA HQ
6 September 2004: NASA Assesses Hurricane Frances Damage, NASA HQ