Zero Gravity Research Facility (B-2)
- Zero Gravity Research Facility (B-2)
Infobox_nrhp | name =Zero Gravity Research Facility (B-2)
nrhp_type = nhl
caption =
location= Cleveland, Ohio
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 24
lat_seconds = 44
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 51
long_seconds = 51
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1966
architect= NASA
architecture= No Style Listed
added = October 03, 1985
governing_body = NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION
refnum=85002801[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
The Zero Gravity Research Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio is a unique facility, designed to perform tests in a reduced gravity environment. It has successfully supported research for the United States manned spacecraft programs and numerous unmanned projects. The facility uses vertical drop tests in a vacuum chamber to investigate the behavior of components, systems, liquids, gases, and combustion in such circumstances.
The facility consists of a concrete-lined shaft, 28 feet in diameter, that extends 510 feet below ground level. A steel vacuum chamber, 20 feet in diameter and 470 feet high, is contained within the concrete shaft. The pressure in this vacuum chamber is reduced to 13.3 newtons per square meter (1.3x10-4atm) before use.
The service building at the top of the shaft contains a shop area, control room, and a clean room. Assembly, servicing, and balancing of the experiment vehicle are accomplished in the shop area. Tests are conducted from the control room, which contains controls for the "pump down" of the vacuum chamber, the experiment vehicle pre-drop checkout, release and the data retrieval system. [cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/butowsky4/space6.htm|title=Zero-Gravity Research Facility|date=2008-06-11|work= Man in Space: National Historic Landmark Theme Study|publisher=National Park Service]
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External links
* [http://facilities.grc.nasa.gov/zerog/ Zero Gravity Research Facility]
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