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PSAD-76-130 1 (1976-04-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabjb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Wre~e exce,~ speci~ approvaE coM12L2h Or MI~UNIT13S 1%V1I~E RELEASED B-165118 A R 2 7 1 7 LM098274 The Honorable Frank E. Moss Chairman, Commi tee on Aeronautical 56,410 and Space Sciences United States Senate O-ar Mr. Chairman: Your February 2, 1976, letter asked ur to examine i,.ASA's choice of a location for its proposed lunar curatorial facility. Specifically, your office wanted to know: 1. NASA's basis for locating the facility at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. 2. Alternative locations for the lunar curatorial facility considered by NASA. 3. Opinions of selected lunar sample investigators as to whethei Johnson is the proper location for the facility. 4. Whether NASA had considered transferring its lunar cura- torial and research activity to an outside research in- stitution, where it would continue to fund and control this work. 5. Whether the proposed facility will permanently satisfy NASA's and the Nation's requirements for handling lunar materials. Your office also requested us to review the proposed building design, and, if possible, comnent on the extent to which it meets or exceeds NASA requirements. On June 21, 1974, a NASA contractor initiated preliminary engi- neering studies for a lunar curatorial Drocessing and storage facility. These studies analyzed anticipated natural and manmade hazards and in- cluded building configurations, descriptions, and comparative cost esti- mates for six alternative configurations at Johnson and for ore configt - ration at a hypothetical location free from the natural hazards of the Gulf Coast area. Alternative configurations considered for Johnson RST DOCUMENT AVAILABLEPS -713

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