{"id":549345,"date":"2023-10-16T10:27:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=549345"},"modified":"2023-10-16T12:17:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:17:52","slug":"propulsion-test-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/white-sands\/propulsion-test-area\/","title":{"rendered":"PROPULSION TEST AREA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wstf0606e04205-jpg.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Propulsion Test Area – Our Propulsion Test Area houses numerous vacuum and ambient test stands.<br><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From the Apollo rocket engine testing of the 1960s to the spacecraft propulsion systems of today, our site has developed unique facilities to meet the testing needs for testing rocket propulsion systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering numerous ambient and altitude simulation test stands, we can test propulsion systems as well as single engines in multiple configurations and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/32b86cc5-6901-4e5e-9ba8-bbf713ad8069\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Apollo rocket engine testing of the 1960s to the spacecraft propulsion systems of today, our site has developed unique facilities to meet the testing needs for testing rocket propulsion systems. 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