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. It provides the capability of supporting thermal, transient, life expectancy, optimization, and failure mode investigations. The Fluid Systems Test Facility provides the capability to support spacecraft fluid system tests requiring a variety of fluids and temperature or vacuum conditioning.
Special emphasis is placed on propulsion fluid systems testing.
The Fluid Systems Test Facility provides the capability for spacecraft fluid systems research and testing with emphasis placed on propulsion fluid systems testing. General testing determines propellant compatibility, systems flow dynamics, flow rate and pressure drop characteristics, proof and burst pressure verification, life cycles, and leakage characteristics. These test cells provide capability for oxidizer flow testing, fluid flow testing, water flow testing, propellant compatibility testing, and thermal vacuum testing.