Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator | |
Mariner 10 in the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator | |
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Location | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California |
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Coordinates | 34°12′9.8″N 118°10′22.4″W / 34.202722°N 118.172889°WCoordinates: 34°12′9.8″N 118°10′22.4″W / 34.202722°N 118.172889°W |
Built | 1961 |
Architect | NASA |
NRHP Reference # | 85002812 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985[1] |
Designated NHL | October 3, 1985[2] |
The Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator is an 85-foot-high (26 m) stainless-steel cylinder at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, that is 27 feet (8.2 m) in diameter.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][1]
It is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation. Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, and Voyager spacecraft were all tested in this facility.[3]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator". National Historic Landmarks Quioklinks. National Park Service. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- 1 2 Harry A. Butowsky (May 15, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Twenty-Five Foot Space Simulator" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior and interior, from 1983 (32 KB)
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