Moffett Field, California

Moffett Field, California is a United States facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, formerly a U.S. Navy base and now used mainly by NASA.

Related Topics:
United States - San Francisco Bay Area - U.S. Navy - NASA

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Moffett Field's "Hangar One" (built during the Depression era for the

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USS Macon) and the row of World War II blimp hangars are still some of the largest unsupported structures in the country.

Related Topics:
USS ''Macon'' - World War II - Blimp

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Hanger One is a Bay Area landmark.

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Plans to convert it to a space and science center have been put on hold with the discovery in 2003

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that the paint on the outside is leaching toxic chemicals. The hangar has been closed ever since

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and is now threatened with demolition, although various concerned groups are fighting to save it.

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