Tuhia he whakamua mō tēnei wāhanga - Ka roa ngā rerenga waka ā muri ake nei tae noa ki te ngahuru o te tau 2006, nā te kino o ngā whare NASA e noho ana, e hanga ana hoki i ngā wāhanga mō te hōtaka waka. Ko te Hurricane Katrina
kua pakaru i ētahi whare NASA, tae atu ki te Kennedy Space Center anake, engari ko te mea nui ake ko te Michoud Assembly Facility i New Orleans tonu me te Stennis Space Center i te takutai moana o Mississippi, ko ngā wāhi mahi nui e rua o ngā kaituku mahi a NASA e āwhina ana ki te tiaki i ngā wāhanga mō te waka rererangi.