Storm's Winds Rip 1,000 Panels From Cape Canaveral Building
Posted on: Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 06:00 CDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Hurricane Frances did more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than any other storm in history, tearing an estimated 1,000 exterior panels from a giant building where spaceships are assembled, officials said Monday.
No space shuttles were inside the 525-foot-high building, a familiar landmark at the space center. But center Director James Kennedy said he feared the damage could set back NASA's effort to resume shuttle launches next spring.
Monday marked the first time anyone from NASA had seen the damage from the storm because the agency evacuated the space center - the first time NASA made such a move.
The holes left by the missing panels created 40,000 square feet of "open window" on two sides of the building. Each aluminum panel measures 4 feet by 10 feet.
Kennedy said it was too soon to provide a dollar figure for all the damage. Hurricane Charley three weeks earlier caused $700,000 worth of damage, and this will be "significantly more," he noted.
The storm made landfall 100 miles south of the space center. The facility endured sustained winds of more than 70 mph.
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