{"id":476799,"date":"2023-07-31T17:07:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=476799"},"modified":"2023-09-27T16:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T20:17:29","slug":"neutral-buoyancy-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/johnson\/neutral-buoyancy-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory"},"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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src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nbl-tour-8c393102.jpg?w=750\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Neutral Buoyancy 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\/2023\/06\/nbl-tour-8c393102.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nbl-tour-8c393102.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nbl-tour-8c393102.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nbl-tour-8c393102.jpg?resize=600,338 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is one of the world\u2019s largest indoor pools and can support multiple large scale operations utilizing both underwater and topside assets simultaneously. The NBL is utilized for mission planning, procedure development, hardware verification, astronaut training, and refinement of time-critical operations necessary to ensure mission success during spacewalks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Length: 202 ft (61.5 m)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Width: 102 ft (31.1 m)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depth: 40 ft (12.2 m)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volume: 6.2 million gallons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water composition: Chlorinated fresh water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water temperature: 84\u00b0-86\u00b0 F (28.9\u00b0-30\u00b0 C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>NBL Facility Capabilities<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Multiple integrated control rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean climate controlled environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extensive video, audio and instrumentation<br>capabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple crane systems for equipment handling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCUBA and surface supplied dive systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-site engineering and technical services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-located logistics and manufacturing facility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISO level 8 clean room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classroom, meeting, and high-bay work areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time-critical, mission success ready workforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World class safety culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Diver Support<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With an experienced and certified professional diving staff, the NBL offers operations support, reconfiguration,<br>camera operations and safety diving functions. The NBL utilizes SCUBA and surface supplied dive systems, with<br>nitrox and air and has an on-site hyperbaric chamber. There is an ISO Level 8 Clean Room supporting maintenance and repair capabilities.<\/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-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-divers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-divers.jpg?w=551\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"neutral buoyancy laboratory diver\" 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\/2023\/07\/nbl-divers.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-divers.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-divers.jpg?resize=400,266 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Buoyancy<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The NBL has extensive experience manipulating buoyancy to simulate full or partial gravity and to make mass handling in the water more manageable.<\/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-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-buoyancy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-buoyancy.jpg?w=639\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"neutral buoyancy lab\" 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\/2023\/07\/nbl-buoyancy.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-buoyancy.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-buoyancy.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-buoyancy.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Logistics and Mockup Facility (LMF)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The LMF consists of a large high bay, a series of workshops for building and maintaining equipment, and a cadre of highly skilled and certified personnel. LMF services include mockup fabrication and repair, machine shop, sheet metal shop, welding, sewing, assembly, woodworking, and multi-disciplinary engineering.<\/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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-site-support.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-site-support.jpg?w=681\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"neutral buoyancy lab\" 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\/07\/nbl-site-support.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-site-support.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-site-support.jpg?resize=400,288 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-site-support.jpg?resize=600,433 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Site Support<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The NBL is conveniently located next to the Houston Ellington Airfield with access to a taxiway. The NBL has outdoor space to support training activities along with covered and uncovered areas to store hardware.<br>Within the facility, the NBL has a hyperbaric chamber, a hypobaric altitude chamber, a medical treatment room<br>and locker room facilities.<\/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-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-lmf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-lmf.jpg?w=564\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"neutral buoyancy lab\" 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\/2023\/07\/nbl-lmf.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-lmf.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nbl-lmf.jpg?resize=400,266 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">For more information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">www.nasa.gov\/jscpartnerships<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Point of contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Angela R. Prince<br>JSC Flight Operations Directorate<br>281.244.1086<br>angela.r.prince@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>International Space Station<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/International-Space-Station-in-2021.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/edu_srch_microsofts_hacking_stem.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/edu_srch_microsofts_hacking_stem.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/edu_srch_microsofts_hacking_stem.jpg?resize=267,400 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/living-in-space\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Living in Space<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" 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\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?w=370\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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