Phase 7 includes the demolition of Coca Test Stand 1 and the smaller Coca Test Stand 3.
NASA has completed demolition of Coca Test Stand 1 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), marking the conclusion of Phase 7 of NASA’s demolition program and bringing the agency closer to a final, comprehensive cleanup of the federally owned portion of the SSFL site. As a testament to the important role the Coca Test Stands played in our nation’s space flight program, several historical artifacts from the Coca Test Stands have been acquired by the California Science Center in Los Angeles and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., for potential future display. The Coca Test Stands supported historic space exploration programs such as the 1960s Apollo Program that sent astronauts to the Moon, as well as the Space Shuttle Program in the 1980s. Previous demolition activities in the Bravo Test Area resulted in the transfer of the flare stacks from the Bravo Test Stands to the Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base.
For a virtual interactive tour of all the former Test Areas at SSFL, visit National Park Service SSFL Virtual Tour 
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View a time-lapse video showing the demolition of Coca Test Stand 1 below.
Coca Test Stand 1 Demolition Time-lapse
The period of the time-lapse is from February 22 to September 6, 2024. The demolition started with the deployment of a 300-ton crane to the Coca 1 Test Stand. The demolition team began at the top of the more-than-200-foot structure and dismantled it section by section. The crane lifted the sections from the top of the test stand and moved them onto the ground. The metal flame bucket at the bottom was cut into sections using a torch, and the pieces were removed section by section. Throughout the demolition process, all demolition waste was characterized and sent to licensed disposal facilities, and the steel was recycled as much as possible.
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