A packaged Conrad thermal or vacuum chamber having a three cubic foot test space with ultimate vacuum capability of 1x10-5 torr, a thermal capability of minus one hundred degrees Fahrenheit to plus five hundred degrees except when chamber pressure is above fifty thousand feet altitude. This facility provides maintenance, calibration, and field engineering support for the initiator resistance measuring equipment and initiator firing units that are used at all NASA centers and pyrotechnic facilities. The Pyrotechnics Test Facility provides the capability for storage, loading, unloading, and testing of pyrotechnic devices. Additionally, it has the capability for hazardous testing of high energy -density batteries and cells. It is equipped for altitude, temperature soak, electrical characteristics, vibration, and shock testing.
Pyrotechnic storage is provided by four earth-covered bunkers.
The Propulsion Test Facility has the capability for both sea level and altitude testing of rocket engines and space subsystems under simulated thermal vacuum conditions. A test stand with a hypergolic propellant supply, rated to 10,000-lb. A 20 ft. diameter subsystem test chamber is available for breadboard or integrated systems testing. A 20 ft. diameter subsystem altitude test chamber which is ruggedized to contain explosive reactions should they occur. The Power Systems Test Facility is designed to support the design, development, and testing of spacecraft electrical power generation systems and cryogenic fluid components.