2.2 Second Drop Tower

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.