Space technology test facilities at the NASA Ames Research CenterThe major space research and technology test facilities at the NASA Ames Research Center are divided into five categories: General Purpose, Life Support, Computer-Based Simulation, High Energy, and the Space Exploraton Test Facilities. The paper discusses selected facilities within each of the five categories and discusses some of the major programs in which these facilities have been involved. Special attention is given to the 20-G Man-Rated Centrifuge, the Human Research Facility, the Plant Crop Growth Facility, the Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Facility, the Arc-Jet Complex and Hypersonic Test Facility, the Infrared Detector and Cryogenic Test Facility, and the Mars Wind Tunnel. Each facility is described along with its objectives, test parameter ranges, and major current programs and applications.
Document ID
19910025418
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gross, Anthony R. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Rodrigues, Annette T. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)