Space Science Technology facilities in OH
4 facilities
2.2 Second Drop Tower
Cleveland, OH
The 2.2 Second Drop Tower supports programs sponsored by the Microgravity Research Division and the Space Product Development Division of the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications of NASA Headquarters. This facility specializes in testing experimental packages in a Microgravity environment for a period of 2.2 seconds. The Drop Tower executes ground-based science programs, performs precursor tests to define space experiment science requirements and conceptual designs, and tests space experiment technology in development and verification. Used extensively by both NASA research scientists and university principal investigators, the facility is used to conduct research on combustion science, fluid physics and biotechnology.
Cryogenic Components Laboratory
Cleveland, OH
The Cryogenic Components Laboratory (CCL) is a new, state-of-the-art facility for research, development and qualification of cryogenic materials, components and systems. CCL specializes in cryogenic research utilizing liquid hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. The CCL is a complex of buildings and systems that is ideally suited for high-energy, high-risk development of cryogenic systems.
Cryogenic Propellant Tank Facility (K-Site)
Cleveland, OH
The Cryogenic Propellant Tank Facility (K-Site) is a space-environment test chamber 25 feet in diameter with a 20 ft diameter door. The design and construction of this facility allows large-scale liquid hydrogen (LH2) experiments to be conducted safely. Control and data systems are located in a separate, remote building and electrical control systems include explosion-proof hardware.
Space Power Facility (SPF)
Cleveland, OH
The Space Power Facility (SPF) houses the world's largest space environment simulation chamber, measuring 100 ft. in diameter by 122 ft. high. In this chamber, large space-bound hardware can be tested in a severe environment similar to that encountered in space. The facility can sustain a high vacuum; simulate solar radiation via a 4-MW quartz heat lamp array, solar spectrum by a 400-kW arc lamp, and cold environments with a variable geometry cryogenic cold wall.