Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility

Infobox_nrhp | name =Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility
nrhp_type = nhl

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caption = Facility Aerial View
location= Sandusky, Ohio
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 41
long_seconds = 1
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1968
architect= NASA
architecture= No Style Listed
added = October 03, 1985
governing_body = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
refnum=85002802cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility is "significant in the development of the Centaur Rocket, which has launched some of America's most important space probes. This facility enabled engineers to hot-fire full-scale Centaur Rockets in simulated space conditions." [ [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1920&ResourceType=Structure National Historic Landmark listing] ] It is located on NASA's "Plum Brook Station" off Taylor Road, between Bloomingville and Bogart, south of Sandusky, Ohio, in the United States. On October 03, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark.

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio
*List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OH/Erie/state3.html National Register listings for Erie County, Ohio]
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1920&ResourceType=Structure National Historic Landmark listing]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/butowsky4/space7.htm Man in Space Theme Study]
* [http://facilities.grc.nasa.gov/b2/index.html Facility Overview]