Three, two, one.
Santa Susana Field Laboratory is located on 2850 acres,
30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, California.
NASA is responsible for 450 acres of the facility.
The test stands at Santa Susana were used by NASA to test rocket
engines that send astronauts to space in the Apollo and shuttle programs.
All research
and testing activities have ceased at Santa Suzanna,
and environmental cleanup activities are underway.
But during that testing, some chemicals were left behind
in the soil and groundwater.
NASA's number one priority is keeping people safe and healthy.
Over the last several years, we've demolished 60 obsolete structures
and infrastructure and over 21 acres of concrete and asphalt
all on our way to a final comprehensive soil and groundwater cleanup.
The site is also home to Native American sacred and archeological sites,
ancient pictographs, stone tool production sites and habitation
sites all thousands of years old have been found.
We also have a responsibility to protect this land and all the amazing
plant and animal species that thrive in this area.
Santa Susana is one of the last remaining wildlife habitat corridors
and to connect, said Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean
to two national forests.
Plants and wildlife inventories have found many species,
including some that are threatened or endangered.
It's our job to clean up Santa Susana and NASA's committed to clean up.
That's protective of public health and the environment
that's safe for the communities that surround Santa Susana
It also preserves the cultural and biological resources
on site, and ultimately it makes this place safe for generations to come.