Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
The 2TV-1 Apollo spacecraft in Chamber A 1968
Location	Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°33′38″N 95°5′17″W / 29.56056°N 95.08806°W / 29.56056; -95.08806Coordinates: 29°33′38″N 95°5′17″W / 29.56056°N 95.08806°W / 29.56056; -95.08806
Built	1965
Governing body	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NRHP Reference #	85002810
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1985[1]
Designated NHL	October 3, 1985[2]

The Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (SESL) in Building 32 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center was built in 1965. It initially was used to test Apollo Program spacecraft and equipment in a space environment. It can simulate the vacuum and thermal environments that would be encountered. It consists of two man-rated chambers: A (larger) and B. The laboratory continues in this use today.

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