{"id":142555,"date":"2021-03-03T21:13:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T02:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-468811"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:45:38","slug":"facilities","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Facilities"},"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\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>SETMO<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/osi\/\">Office of Strategic Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>SETMO<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none 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for spacecraft. Such studies explore the limits of TPS performance to validate reliability and durability, investigate the effects of damage, and assess results to develop a full database of material properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/flight-simulation\/\"><strong>Flight Simulation<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stationary and mobile simulators model flight handling and control characteristics to aid in the development and design of improvements to current and next-generation aircraft and spacecraft<\/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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?w=1208\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Langley's Cockpit Motion Facility\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=900,270 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/flight_simulation_facilities_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1200,360 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/flight-simulation-facilities\/\">Flight Simulation Facilities<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA Langley Research Center\u2019s <strong>Flight Simulation Facilities (FSF)<\/strong> provide real-time, high-fidelity, full-mission, human-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop capabilities to replicate the control systems of air and space vehicles. Advanced computational and display hardware enable pilots and astronauts to experience and respond to a variety of current and next-generation cockpits and flight scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vertical_motion_simulator-thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vertical_motion_simulator-thumbnail2.jpg?w=400\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Vertical Motion Simulator at ARC\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vertical_motion_simulator-thumbnail2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vertical_motion_simulator-thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/vertical-motion-simulator\/\">Vertical Motion Simulator<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Housed at NASA Ames Research Center, the <strong>Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) complex<\/strong> provides researchers with a suite of sophisticated tools to explore, define and solve issues in both aircraft and spacecraft design. The VMS offers fast and cost-effective solutions using real-time piloted simulations, realistic sensory cues, and extensive motion range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/space-environments\/\"><strong>Space Environments<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Large-scale and other uniquely purposed chambers replicate extreme environments to certify performance of spacecraft, structures, components and instrumentation<\/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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?w=1440\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Portion of a photo of the 8 foot by 15 foot thermal vacuum chamber at Langley Research Center \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=900,270 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8x15_space_sim_cropped.jpg?resize=1200,360 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/8-foot-by-15-foot-thermal-vacuum-chamber\/\">8-Foot-by-15-Foot Thermal Vacuum Chamber<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Housed at NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center, the <strong>8-Foot-by-15-Foot Thermal Vacuum Chamber<\/strong> has undergone several significant modifications to increase testing capability, safety, and the quality of articles-testing measurements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/15-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/15-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg?w=515\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail of two men working within the 15-foot chamber at Johnson Space Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/15-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/15-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/15-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg?resize=400,120 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/15-foot-chamber\/\">15-Foot Chamber<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center\u2019s <strong>15-Foot Chamber<\/strong> encloses a spherical space designed to test advanced concepts for battery-power systems, space vehicle actuators, and auxiliary power units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg?w=428\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail showing a portion of the exterior of the 20-foot chamber at Johnson Space Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20-foot_chamber_cropped.jpg?resize=400,121 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/20-foot-chamber\/\">20-Foot Chamber<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>20-Foot Chamber<\/strong> at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center\u2019s is currently being reconfigured to support future deep-space environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS) research as part of NASA\u2019s Human Exploration System Testbed for Integration and Advancement (HESTIA) Project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1511\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?w=1511\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail showing a sign identifying Johnson Space Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg 1511w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=768,233 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=1024,310 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=400,121 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=600,182 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=900,273 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/johnson_space_center_thumb.jpg?resize=1200,364 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/20-foot-chamber-in-building-353\/\">20-Foot Chamber \/ Building 353<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>20-Foot Chamber in Building 353<\/strong> at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center houses the capability to test a full range of fluid and chemical processes associated with the collection, processing, storage and use of planetary-surface resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?w=1600\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail of the Mars 2020 Spacecraft in the 25-foot Space Simulator\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,461 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=900,270 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/25-foot-space-simulator-thumb.jpg?resize=1200,360 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/25-foot-space-simulator\/\">25-Foot Space Simulator<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>25-Foot Space Simulator<\/strong> at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designed for environmental testing of robotic spacecraft in simulated interplanetary conditions of extreme cold, high vacuum and intense solar radiation. Most recently, the 25-Foot hosted studies of Mars 2020 mission vehicles: both the Perseverance rover and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail of three men working at the Small Multi-Purpose Research Facility\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg 2673w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=768,233 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=1024,310 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,465 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=2048,621 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=400,121 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=600,182 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=900,273 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=1200,364 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smirf-thumb.jpg?resize=2000,606 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/smirf\/\">Small Multi-Purpose Research Facility<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Small Multi-Purpose Research Facility (SMiRF)<\/strong> at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center evaluates the performance of thermal protection systems required to provide long-term storage and transfer of cryogenic propellants in space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Space Environments Complex at NASA's Armstrong Test Facility\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg 3433w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1536,460 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=2048,614 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=900,270 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1200,360 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spf_aerial_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=2000,599 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/space-environments-complex\/\">Space Environments Complex<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Located at the Armstrong Test Facility, part of NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center, the <strong>Space Environments Complex (SEC)<\/strong> is home to four space-dedicated testing laboratories. The complex assesses stresses during liftoff, flight and extended missions from vibration and sound, electromagnetic radiation, and the general impacts of continued exposure to a hard vacuum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail of the Space Environment Simulator at Goddard Space Flight Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=1536,461 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=900,270 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=1200,360 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/goddard_space_environment_simulator-cropped.jpg?resize=2000,600 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/space-environment-simulator\/\">Space Environment Simulator<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li> <span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 1rem;color: initial\">Located at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, the <\/span><strong style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 1rem;color: initial\">Space Environment Simulator<\/strong><span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 1rem;color: initial\"> is a large, vertical cryopumped test chamber capable of achieving ultra-low pressures and a wide range of thermal conditions.<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?w=1136\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail showing a portion of an image with a man inside the Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility at Goddard Space Flight Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?resize=768,231 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/space_magnetic_test_facility-cropped.jpg?resize=900,270 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/spacecraft-magnetic-test-facility\/\">Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>The <strong>Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility<\/strong> is housed at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center. It was built in 1966 to allow the evaluation of magnetic movement in crewed and uncrewed spacecraft, and for the precision calibration of magnetometers used in spaceflight. Before their successful launches and deployments, a number of communications, weather and Earth resources satellites were tested in the facility.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1169\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?w=1169\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Sunspot Thermal Vacuum Testing Facility\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg 1169w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sunspot_tvtf_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=900,269 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1169px) 100vw, 1169px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/sunspot\/\">Sunspot Thermal Vacuum Testing Facility<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Sunspot Thermal Vacuum Testing Facility<\/strong> is located at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), part of the MSFC Environmental Test Facilities complex used to simulate the harsh environments encountered by space-borne craft and components. Large test articles may be lowered into Sunspot through the top of the chamber via an overhead crane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail of a sign at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a tall building behind it.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=768,233 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=1024,310 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=1536,465 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=2048,621 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=400,121 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=600,182 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=900,273 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=1200,364 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marshall_space_flight_center-thumb_0.jpg?resize=2000,606 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/test-stand-20-foot-chamber\/\">Test Stand 20-Foot Chamber<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The East Test Area at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center has five major test stands. These research and development facilities are capable of testing high pressure pumps, both fuel and oxidizer, injectors, chambers, and sea-level engine assemblies, as well as simulating deep space environments in the 12- 15- and <strong>20-Foot vacuum chambers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thermal Vacuum Chamber A\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg 2156w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1024,307 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1536,460 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=2048,614 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=600,180 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=900,270 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=1200,360 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_a_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=2000,599 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/thermal-vacuum-chamber-a\/\">Thermal Vacuum Chamber A<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA Johnson Space Center\u2019s <strong>Thermal Vacuum<\/strong> <strong>Chamber A<\/strong> is a large-scale facility famous for testing Apollo spacecraft, and hosted the James Webb Space Telescope for final cryogenic testing to simulate the frigid conditions the instrument will encounter. The chamber\u2019s physical volume and high-fidelity space simulation capabilities are adjustable for thermal-vacuum studies of a wide variety of craft and components, including entire space vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_b_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_b_thumbnail2.jpg?w=428\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thermal Vacuum Chamber B\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_b_thumbnail2.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_b_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_chamber_b_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=400,121 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/thermal-vacuum-chamber-b\/\">Thermal Vacuum Chamber B\u200b<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA Johnson Space Center\u2019s <strong>Thermal Vacuum Chamber B<\/strong> is used for crewed space operations testing in vacuum, where space-suited astronauts practice a variety of tasks in a simulated low-gravity environment. The chamber features dual crew locks to provide easy access to test articles and a means of transporting crewmembers to and from the chamber.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg?w=889\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thermal Vacuum V-20\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=768,230 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=400,120 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_v20_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=600,180 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/chamber-v-20\/\">Thermal Vacuum Chamber V-20<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thermal Vacuum Chamber V-20<\/strong> is located at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), part of the MSFC Environmental Test Facilities complex used to simulate the harsh environments encountered by space-borne craft and components. Most recently, this chamber was used to perform a leak test on the Orion crew module, which is slated to carry astronauts back to the Moon as part of the Artemis mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_facility_5-thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_facility_5-thumbnail2.jpg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"GRC's Thermal Vacuum Facility 5\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_facility_5-thumbnail2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thermal_vacuum_facility_5-thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,90 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/vf-5-and-6\/\">Thermal Vacuum Facilities 5 and 6<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA Glenn Research Center\u2019s Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory, formerly known as the Electric Propulsion Laboratory, supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. Two very large space environment simulation chambers \u2014 Thermal Vacuum Facilities 5 and 6 (VF-5 and VF-6) \u2014 are part of the complex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Thumbnail of the VF-3 at Glenn Research Center's Electric Propulsion Research Building\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg 3722w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=768,233 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=1024,310 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=1536,466 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=2048,621 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=400,121 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=600,182 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=900,273 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=1200,364 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vf-3-thumb.jpg?resize=2000,606 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/vacuum-facility-3-vf-3\/\">Vacuum Facility 3<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>With a focus as a pulsed plasma-thruster testbed, the <strong>Vacuum Facility 3 (VF-3)<\/strong> is part of NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center\u2019s Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) complex, whose capabilities center on a suite of vacuum chambers configured to meet the unique requirements related to electric propulsion, spacecraft power, and space environmental effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em> <\/em><\/h4>\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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jwst_mirrors_in_xrcf-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jwst_mirrors_in_xrcf-thumb.jpg?w=499\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"4 technicians standing with the James Webb Space Telescopes mirrors inside the XRCF.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jwst_mirrors_in_xrcf-thumb.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jwst_mirrors_in_xrcf-thumb.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jwst_mirrors_in_xrcf-thumb.jpg?resize=400,122 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/xrcf\/\">X-Ray and Cryogenic Facility<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA\u2019s <strong>X-Ray and Cryogenic Facility (XRCF)<\/strong> is an adaptable space environment simulation facility that has been enabling technology development and pre-flight verification of space missions since 1991. As the Agency\u2019s premier cryogenic optical test facility, the XRCF enables the development and pre-flight evaluation of large direct-incidence telescope mirrors and structures in relevant thermal environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/88-inch-cyclotron-berkeley-accelerator-space-effects-facility\/\"><strong>External Radiation<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research laboratories evaluate human and machine protections against high-energy radiation  <\/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 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lbnl-88-inch-cyclotron_thumbnail2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lbnl-88-inch-cyclotron_thumbnail2.jpg?w=399\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The 88 inch Cyclotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lbnl-88-inch-cyclotron_thumbnail2.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lbnl-88-inch-cyclotron_thumbnail2.jpg?resize=300,89 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/facilities\/88-inch-cyclotron-berkeley-accelerator-space-effects-facility\/\">88-Inch Cyclotron\/Berkeley Accelerator Space Effects Facility<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Part of the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the <strong>88-Inch Cyclotron <\/strong>supports ongoing research programs in nuclear structure, astrophysics, heavy element studies, and technology research and development. The Cyclotron is also home to the Berkeley Accelerator Space Effects (BASE) Facility, which provides well-characterized beams of protons, heavy ions, and other medium energy particles that simulate the space environment.<\/p> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High Enthalpy Arc jet facilities study how high temperatures and vehicle velocities affect rockets and spacecraft as they exit and enter atmospheres on Earth and other planetary bodies in the solar system. 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