LC-39A Water Tower

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Part of the Sound Suppression System, the 290-foot (88-meter) water towers store 300,000 gallons of water, which is released just before engine ignition. The water discharge onto the launch platform during liftoff muffles the intense sound waves produced by the shuttle stack's engines. Due to the immense heating of the water, a great amount of steam is produced during launch.

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Coordinates: 28°36'33"N 80°36'11"W

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Paul_Wi11iams (guest)

Correcting error in my previous comment just now: 300,000 gallons (thought to be US gallons) looks like 1136000 Liters or 1136 m³ (in case I'm not the only foreigner here)

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