Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator

Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Mariner 10 in the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
Location	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Coordinates	34°12′9.8″N 118°10′22.4″W / 34.202722°N 118.172889°W / 34.202722; -118.172889Coordinates: 34°12′9.8″N 118°10′22.4″W / 34.202722°N 118.172889°W / 34.202722; -118.172889
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. 1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 
2. 1 2 "Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator". National Historic Landmarks Quioklinks. National Park Service. Retrieved 18 March 2012. 
3. 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 PDF (32 KB)

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