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Description of Driving Event:

The geography of KSC facilities does not lend itself to ease of team unity. The launch control center control rooms, from which systems engineers conduct tests, are a considerable distance from the OPF where technicians perform work on the vehicle. The remoteness of the two facilities impedes communications between engineers and technicians. As the program plans new control rooms and equipment, these new rooms could be located in the OPF between the two bays. Having the engineers in close proximity to technicians and the vehicle would improve the overall efficiency of orbiter processing.