Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator

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Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Coordinates:	34°12′9.78″N 118°10′22.36″W / 34.2027167, -118.1728778Coordinates: 34°12′9.78″N 118°10′22.36″W / 34.2027167, -118.1728778
Built/Founded:	1961
Architect:	NASA
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:	October 03, 1985[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 03, 1985[2]
NRHP Reference#:	85002812
Governing body:	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator is a stainless-steel cylinder at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.^[1][3]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
3. ^ Harry A. Butowsky (May 15, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Twenty-Five Foot Space SimulatorPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior and interior, from 1983PDF (32 KB)

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