Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
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Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator | |
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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 |
| Governing body | NASA |
| NRHP Reference # | 85002812 |
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator". National Historic Landmarks Quioklinks. National Park Service. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 PDF (32 KB)
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