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Allen List, an iron and rig foreman with S&R Enterprises of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, holds a nearly-four-foot-long, 50-pound wrench that he uses to tighten bolts during installation of the large work platforms inside Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) High Bay 3 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He is also wearing a tool belt that can weigh about 45 to 50 pounds, plus the tether system that all of the construction workers are required to use when performing tasks above ground level. S&R is a subcontractor to VAB general contractor Hensel Phelps. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to High Bay 3 to support processing of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. A total of 10 levels of new platforms, 20 platform halves altogether, will surround the SLS and Orion spacecraft and provide access for testing and processing