Orbiter Processing Facility (space shuttle hangar)

This is where they work on the space shuttles after they land. There are 3 orbiter processing facilities. They actually let us walk under space shuttle Endeavor. The picture is the landing gear of space shuttle Endeavor. All of the machinery and scaffolding covers up the space shuttle -- it's hard to believe there's a space shuttle inside there. Originally Congress wouldn't approve the money for a "space shuttle hangar" so NASA resubmitted the proposal for an "orbiter processing facility." This time the proposal passed without any problems. That is how the buildings got their name.