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World's most powerful space simulation facilities. 

NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility is a remote campus of Glenn Research Center. Situated on 6,700 acres in Sandusky, Ohio, it is home to some of the world’s largest and most capable space simulation test facilities, where ground tests are conducted for the U.S. and international space and aeronautics communities. 
                        Read More about The Space Environments Complex (shown above) and three other major facilities are separated by large clear zone areas, which are required to conduct high-energy aerospace testing.Credits: NASA  Facilities
Industry, government, and academia may contact our facility management office for information on a specific facility, testing capabilities, and to submit a request to use our test facilities. 
				Using our Facilities                			Space Environments Complex
The Space Environments Complex houses some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities, including the largest vacuum chamber, most powerful spacecraft acoustic test chamber, and most high-powered spacecraft shaker.
Read More about Space Environments ComplexIn-Space Propulsion Facility
NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Facility is the world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions.
Read More about In-Space Propulsion FacilityCombined Effects Chamber
The Combined Effects Chamber is part of NASA's Cryogenic Test Complex which allows large-scale liquid hydrogen experiments to be conducted safely. 
Read More about Combined Effects ChamberHypersonic Tunnel Facility
The hypersonic tunnel facility is a hypersonic (Mach 5, 6, and 7) blowdown, nonvitiated freejet facility that tests large-scale hypersonic air-breathing propulsion systems.
Read More about Hypersonic Tunnel FacilityNASA Electric Aircraft Testbed
The NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed is an aeronautics test facility that provides end-to-end testing of megawatt -scale electrified aircraft powertrains to demonstrate next-generation hybrid and turboelectric commercial aircraft capabilities.
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