NASA A3 Test Stand

Project Details

TUTOR PERINI AFFILIATES

Roy Anderson Corp
General Contractor
Contract Amount: $31 Million

OWNER
NASA

LOCATION
Stennis Space Center, MS

ARCHITECT
Jacobs Engineering

COMPLETION
2012

Project Description

This contract was to provide the general mechanical and electrical installation to support the J-2X engine testing on the A-3 Test Stand. Included was an elevator and the procurement delivery handling, installation and check-out of the engine lift hoist. This component included the foundations, cables, pulleys, hooks, hardware and controls to make a fully functional hoist system. Other aspects of this project were concrete slabs and piers for piping systems support, three pipe trenches under roadways, two large concrete foundations for the chemical steam generator units with the installation of nine units, and fabrication and installation of dock leveling assemblies and platforms at the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen docks. Electrical power systems included wiring, conduits/cableways, switchgear, lighting and grounding systems. Scope of work included procurement, fabrication, installation, cleaning, testing of piping systems, pipe components, pipe supports, and equipment for the helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, air, alcohol, water systems and vacuum jacketed pipe systems.