{"id":383976,"date":"2023-06-28T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=383976"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:35:37","slug":"25-foot-space-simulator","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/25-foot-space-simulator\/","title":{"rendered":"25-Foot Space Simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/space-environments-right-.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/space-environments-right-.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/space-environments-right-.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/space-environments-right-.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/space-environments-right-.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/space-environments-right-.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-0 padding-bottom-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full margin-bottom-1\">25-Foot Space Simulator<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-6 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 padding-0\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                Learn More <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about 25-Foot Space Simulator<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mars2020_spacecraft_in_the_25-foot_ss.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mars2020_spacecraft_in_the_25-foot_ss.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mars2020_spacecraft_in_the_25-foot_ss.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Prior to a test in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, an engineer inspected the completed Mars 2020 spacecraft that carried the Mars rover Perseverance and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity to the Red Planet.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eu003cemu003eCredits: NASA\/JPL-Caltechu003c\/emu003eu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built in 1961, the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is designed for environmental testing of robotic spacecraft in simulated interplanetary conditions of extreme cold, high vacuum and intense solar radiation. The chamber is a stainless-steel cylindrical vessel with a test diameter of 25 feet and a height of 85 feet. A 15-by-25-foot side-opening door provides access to test-item loading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interplanetary probes evaluated in this facility have included the Ranger, Mariner, Voyager, Galileo and Cassini spacecraft, among others. Most recently, the 25-Foot hosted studies of Mars 2020 mission vehicles: both the Perseverance rover and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity\u2014known informally as Ginny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During testing in 2019, Ingenuity underwent a multiweek evaluation under Mars-like conditions replicated inside the chamber. The wispy, mostly-carbon-dioxide Martian atmosphere\u2014less than 1 percent as thick as Earth\u2019s\u2014was simulated as Ginny was put through its paces, its gear checked and rechecked, and eventually deployed from the belly of the Perseverance rover for short, restrained flights within the 25-Foot. To assess the effect of the weak Martian gravity\u2014one-third that of Earth\u2019s\u2014on helicopter flight, researchers devised a gravity offload system: a motorized lanyard attached to the top of the diminutive copter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extensive testing within the chamber paid off, as Ginny made its own historical mark on April 19, 2021. From a spot in Jezero Crater now named Wright Brothers Field, Ginny rose to 10 feet (3 meters) above Martian soil, briefly hovered, completed a turn, and then landed. Other successful Mars helicopter flights have followed since, and more are planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/parkhistory\/online_books\/butowsky4\/space20.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">> <strong>Article: <\/strong>National Park Service Article about the Test Facility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/images\/the-mars-2020-spacecraft-readies-for-testing\" rel=\"noopener\">> <strong>Article: <\/strong>The Mars 2020 Spacecraft Readies for Testing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/nasas-mars-helicopter-completes-flight-tests\/\">> <strong>Article:<\/strong> NASA’s Mars Helicopter Completes Flight Tests<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in 1961, the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is designed for environmental testing of robotic spacecraft in simulated interplanetary conditions of extreme cold, high vacuum and intense solar radiation. 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