, ▁and ▁capable ▁of ▁reaching ▁the ▁maximum ▁alt itude ▁( min imum ▁pressure ) ▁in ▁one ▁hour . ▁These ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁prime ▁and ▁backup ▁cre ws ▁of ▁all ▁cre wed ▁miss ions , ▁from ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁Apol lo - So y uz ▁Test ▁Project ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Post - A pol lo ▁use ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 9 0 s ▁the ▁O & C ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁house ▁and ▁test ▁Sp ac el ab ▁science ▁modules ▁before ▁their ▁fl ights ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Space ▁Sh utt le . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁some ▁modules ▁and ▁tr uss es ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Space ▁Station ▁were ▁checked ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁NASA ▁held ▁a ▁ceremony ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁transition ▁of ▁the ▁building ' s ▁high ▁bay ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁Const ell ation ▁program . ▁The ▁building ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁assembly ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁Or ion ▁crew ▁expl oration ▁vehicle . ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁transition , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁provided ▁funds ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁facility ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁steel ▁stands , ▁structures ▁and ▁equipment . ▁Ren ov ations ▁total ing ▁$ 5 5 ▁million ▁took ▁place ▁from