a+_r_c_o_TPMBK (S66-11428)
“The SESL was built in 1965 to conduct thermal-vacuum testing for all US manned spacecraft of the Apollo Era. The large size of chamber A meant that full-scale flight hardware could be tested. In addition to Apollo modules, it has been used to test spacesuits, the Skylab/Apollo telescope mount system, various Space Shuttle systems, the Apollo/Soyuz docking module, and various large-scale satellite systems.
The Space Environment Simulation Lab (SESL) contains two large man-rated chambers, instrumentation and data systems, and support facilities. The test chambers have been designated a National Historic Landmark. The chambers, used for space simulation tests, have rotatable floors, dual man-locks to move from ambient air pressure to a thermal-vacuum environment, and irradiation capabilities for various solar simulations.
The Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (SESL) was primarily used to test every command, service, and lunar module sent to space to determine how they would react to the space environment. The chambers were depressurized and cooled to determine how hardware would behave in space. For example, would the modules leak fluids? Would the modules be able to operate in the cold conditions? Would the properties of certain coatings, such as the thermal shield, change when the environmental conditions changed? Astronauts also used the chambers to practice using the modules in such extreme conditions, further readying the astronauts for space travel.”
The above, with some interesting photographs, at:
crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Space_Environment_Simulation_Lab
Credit: NASA Cultural Resources (CRGIS) website
Also:
www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/apollo.php?page=technos_msc...
Specifically:
www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/vehicules-et-technologies/m...
Both above credit the excellent “De la Terre à la Lune” website
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Environment_Simulation_Labora...
Credit: Wikipedia
More recently:
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/21db/7fdac7d49acdb7c45018b772c35...
A National Historic Landmark since 1985…rightfully so.
a+_r_c_o_TPMBK (S66-11428)
“The SESL was built in 1965 to conduct thermal-vacuum testing for all US manned spacecraft of the Apollo Era. The large size of chamber A meant that full-scale flight hardware could be tested. In addition to Apollo modules, it has been used to test spacesuits, the Skylab/Apollo telescope mount system, various Space Shuttle systems, the Apollo/Soyuz docking module, and various large-scale satellite systems.
The Space Environment Simulation Lab (SESL) contains two large man-rated chambers, instrumentation and data systems, and support facilities. The test chambers have been designated a National Historic Landmark. The chambers, used for space simulation tests, have rotatable floors, dual man-locks to move from ambient air pressure to a thermal-vacuum environment, and irradiation capabilities for various solar simulations.
The Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (SESL) was primarily used to test every command, service, and lunar module sent to space to determine how they would react to the space environment. The chambers were depressurized and cooled to determine how hardware would behave in space. For example, would the modules leak fluids? Would the modules be able to operate in the cold conditions? Would the properties of certain coatings, such as the thermal shield, change when the environmental conditions changed? Astronauts also used the chambers to practice using the modules in such extreme conditions, further readying the astronauts for space travel.”
The above, with some interesting photographs, at:
crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Space_Environment_Simulation_Lab
Credit: NASA Cultural Resources (CRGIS) website
Also:
www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/apollo.php?page=technos_msc...
Specifically:
www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/vehicules-et-technologies/m...
Both above credit the excellent “De la Terre à la Lune” website
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Environment_Simulation_Labora...
Credit: Wikipedia
More recently:
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/21db/7fdac7d49acdb7c45018b772c35...
A National Historic Landmark since 1985…rightfully so.