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NASA's Glenn Research Center's world-class facilities and expert staff help develop and verify cutting-edge technologies in the areas of aeronautics, aerospace and space. Our premier ground test facilities support powered flight through the atmosphere and beyond.


We’ve developed supersonic aircraft, walked on the Moon, created a reusable space shuttle and an orbiting laboratory, and now we’re developing a spacecraft to take us to Mars. None of these mission accomplishments would have been possible without stringent and realistic testing. In this presentation from our 2017 Evening with the Stars event, NASA Glenn engineer Mary Lobo explains how we accurately simulate some of the harshest conditions found in the air and space to enable technology breakthroughs.Credits: NASA

Acoustics Facilities

Advanced Noise Control Fan
Advanced Noise Control Fan in the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory

Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory

The Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL) is a world-class facility for conducting aero-propulsion noise reduction research. With over 20 years of testing experience in acoustic research and development, the AAPL, located at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, is a world-class facility providing outstanding testing services in aircraft propulsion acoustic noise reduction and performance research. Unique in testing … Read the rest ⇢

Advanced Noise Control Fan
Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory
The Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL) is a world-class facility for conducting aero-propulsion noise reduction research. With over 20 years of ...
Space Environments Complex (SEC) vacuum chamber dome exterior
Space Environments Complex (SEC) vacuum chamber dome exterior

Space Environments Complex

The Space Environments Complex (SEC) houses the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities. The Space Simulation Vacuum Chamber is the world’s largest space simulation vacuum and EMI chamber, measuring 30.5 m (100 ft) in diameter by 37.2 m (122 ft) high. The Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility (RATF) is the world’s most powerful … Read the rest ⇢

Space Environments Complex (SEC) vacuum chamber dome exterior
Space Environments Complex
The Space Environments Complex (SEC) houses the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities. The Space Simulation Vacuum ...

Combustion Facilities

Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig Control Room
Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig Control Room.

Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig

The Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig (ASCR) is a unique high-pressure and high temperature combustor facility. It is significant because of its one-of-a kind ability to simulate combustor tests up to 60 atmospheres. The Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig (ASCR) at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) is a high-pressure, high-temperature combustion rig that simulates combustor inlet test … Read the rest ⇢

Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig Control Room
Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig
The Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig (ASCR) is a unique high-pressure and high temperature combustor facility. It is significant because of its one-of-a ...
ACS 100 lbf LOx/LCH4 Engine.
Altitude Combustion Stand (ACS) 100 lbf liquid oxygen/LCH4 Engine.

Chemical Propulsion Research Complex

The Chemical Propulsion Research Complex (CPRC) develops advanced chemical propulsion concepts and evaluates safer propellants for launch vehicles, spacecraft thrusters and advanced ignition systems for next generation launch vehicles. It has the capability to perform sea level and simulated altitude testing, as well as advanced plume diagnostics. Workhorse hardware is available to perform component level … Read the rest ⇢

ACS 100 lbf LOx/LCH4 Engine.
Chemical Propulsion Research Complex
The Chemical Propulsion Research Complex (CPRC) develops advanced chemical propulsion concepts and evaluates safer propellants for launch vehicles, ...

Components Facilities

Exhaust Nozzle Plume Effects on Sonic Boom Hardware
Advanced nozzle concepts at NASA's Glenn Research Center, exhaust nozzle plume effects on sonic boom hardware in the 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1x1).

1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel

The 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1×1) specializes in conducting fundamental research in supersonic and hypersonic fluid mechanics, supersonic-vehicle-focused research and detailed benchmark quality experiments for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code validation. The 1×1 is a facility located in the Engine Research Building (ERB) at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This facility … Read the rest ⇢

Exhaust Nozzle Plume Effects on Sonic Boom Hardware
1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1×1) specializes in conducting fundamental research in supersonic and hypersonic fluid mechanics, ...
Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig Control Room
Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig Control Room.

Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig

The Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig (ASCR) is a unique high-pressure and high temperature combustor facility. It is significant because of its one-of-a kind ability to simulate combustor tests up to 60 atmospheres. The Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig (ASCR) at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) is a high-pressure, high-temperature combustion rig that simulates combustor inlet test … Read the rest ⇢

Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig Control Room
Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig
The Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig (ASCR) is a unique high-pressure and high temperature combustor facility. It is significant because of its one-of-a ...
Lunar Operations Laboratory
Mars Curiosity Rover wheel tested in the Simulated Lunar Operations (SLOPE) Laboratory.

Engine Research Building

The Engine Research Building (ERB) supports research in all aspects of engine development, providing superior testing of turbomachinery, aerodynamics flow, physics, aeropropulsion heat transfer, mechanical components, and combustor facilities. The Engine Research Building (ERB) is the largest and most adaptable test facility complex at Glenn, with 152,235 square feet of floor space housing more than … Read the rest ⇢

Lunar Operations Laboratory
Engine Research Building
The Engine Research Building (ERB) supports research in all aspects of engine development, providing superior testing of turbomachinery, aerodynamics flow, ...

Conceptual Design Facilities

Compass Lab

The Compass Lab conducts rapid conceptual spacecraft designs for NASA, industry, and the scientific community.

Cryogenic Facilities

Slush Rig
Technicians monitor the operation of the Slush Rig inside the Combined Effects Chamber (CEC).

Combined Effects Chamber

The design and construction of the Cryogenic Test Complex at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) located in Sandusky, OH allows large-scale liquid hydrogen (LH2) experiments to be conducted safely. Control systems are located in a separate, remote building. The Combined Effects Chamber (CEC) is a space-environment test chamber 25 ft in diameter with … Read the rest ⇢

Slush Rig
Combined Effects Chamber
The design and construction of the Cryogenic Test Complex at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) located in Sandusky, OH allows large-scale liquid ...
Creek Road Cryogenic Complex
Aerial view of the Creek Road Cryogenic Complex (CRCC).

Creek Road Cryogenics Complex

The Creek Road Cryogenics Complex (CRCC) is a state-of-art facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. It consists of four separate test cells: the Small Multi-purpose Research Facility (SMiRF), Cryogenics Components Lab 7 (CCL-7), Cryomotor Test Bed, and 20K to 90K Calorimeter Test Bed.

Creek Road Cryogenic Complex
Creek Road Cryogenics Complex
The Creek Road Cryogenics Complex (CRCC) is a state-of-art facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. It consists of four separate test ...

Electronics Facilities

Electromagnetic Interference Laboratory test setup
Test setup in the Electromagnetic Interference Laboratory.

Electromagnetic Interference Laboratory

The Electromagnetic Interference Laboratory (EMI) offers analysis of hardware requirements and specification comparisons, electronic component testing, testing of hardware for shielding effectiveness, and final qualification testing of experiments. The Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Laboratory offers several Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) services like EMC hardware design to meet the desired requirement, specification comparisons, consultation during design development, and … Read the rest ⇢

Materials-Structures Facilities

Structural Dynamics Lab Technicians
Technicians configure a test setup in the Structural Dynamics Lab (SDL).

Structural Dynamics Laboratory

The Structural Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) performs structural dynamic testing to verify the survivability of a component or assembly when exposed to vibration stress screening, or a controlled simulation of the actual flight or service vibration environment. The Structural Dynamics Laboratory, or SDL, performs tests to verify the survivability of a component or assembly when exposed … Read the rest ⇢

Structural Dynamics Lab Technicians
Structural Dynamics Laboratory
The Structural Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) performs structural dynamic testing to verify the survivability of a component or assembly when exposed to ...
Smoldering combustion gas can proof test.
Smoldering combustion gas can proof test.

Structural Static Laboratory

The Structural Static Laboratory (SSL) performs tests to verify the structural integrity of space flight and ground test hardware. It can also be used to verify the modes of failure of a design when exposed to simulated service loads. Structural testing is performed to verify the structural integrity of space flight and ground test hardware. … Read the rest ⇢

Smoldering combustion gas can proof test.
Structural Static Laboratory
The Structural Static Laboratory (SSL) performs tests to verify the structural integrity of space flight and ground test hardware. It can also be used to ...

Microgravity Facilities

Dropping in Microgravity Environment event
Students participate in the Dropping in Microgravity Environment (DIME) event.

2.2 Second Drop Tower

The 2.2 Second Drop Tower has been used for nearly 50 years by researchers from around the world to study the effects of microgravity on physical phenomena such as combustion and fluid dynamics and to develop technology for future space missions. The NASA Glenn 2.2 Second Drop Tower is one of two drop towers located … Read the rest ⇢

Dropping in Microgravity Environment event
2.2 Second Drop Tower
The 2.2 Second Drop Tower has been used for nearly 50 years by researchers from around the world to study the effects of microgravity on physical phenomena ...
Conceptual depiction of the proposed Electro-Motive Drop Tower (EMDT) facility that would modify/replace the Zero Gravity Research Facility
Conceptual depiction of the proposed Electro-Motive Drop Tower (EMDT) facility that would modify/replace the Zero Gravity Research Facility

ElectroMotive Drop Tower Initiative

The Electro-Motive Drop Tower (EMDT) is a proposed upgrade to the existing Zero Gravity Research Facility (ZGF) – NASA GRC’s 5.2-second drop tower. The initiative aims to improve the ZGF; increasing test throughput, low gravity duration, and providing intermediate gravity levels, such as lunar and Martian gravity. The concept is similar to what has been … Read the rest ⇢

Conceptual depiction of the proposed Electro-Motive Drop Tower (EMDT) facility that would modify/replace the Zero Gravity Research Facility
ElectroMotive Drop Tower Initiative
The Electro-Motive Drop Tower (EMDT) is a proposed upgrade to the existing Zero Gravity Research Facility (ZGF) – NASA GRC’s 5.2-second drop tower. The ...
Drop vehicle and release mechanism
Mezzanine view of the drop vehicle and release mechanism being positioned over the vacuum chamber with a technician signaling the crane operator in the Zero Gravity Research Facility.

Zero Gravity Research Facility

The Zero Gravity Research Facility is NASA’s premier facility for ground based microgravity research, and the largest facility of its kind in the world. It provides researchers with a near weightless environment for a duration of 5.18 seconds. The Zero Gravity Research Facility is NASA’s premier facility for ground based microgravity research, and the largest … Read the rest ⇢

Drop vehicle and release mechanism
Zero Gravity Research Facility
The Zero Gravity Research Facility is NASA’s premier facility for ground based microgravity research, and the largest facility of its kind in the world. It ...

Planetary Exploration Test Facilities

Two test vehicles driving on GRC-1 lunar simulant in the SLOPE Lab; one on a flat surface and one on the adjustable tilt-bed
Two test vehicles driving on GRC-1 lunar simulant in the SLOPE Lab; one on a flat surface and one on the adjustable tilt-bed

Planetary Exploration Test Facilities

There are several state-of-the-art test rigs and facilities at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) operated by GRC’s mTRAX Planetary Exploration team.  These rigs serve to test planetary roving vehicle systems and components in simulated planetary and lunar conditions. There are several state-of-the-art test rigs and facilities at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) operated … Read the rest ⇢

Power Systems Facilities

Aerial view of the Power Systems Facility building at NASA Glenn Research Center

Power Systems Facility

The Power Systems Facility (PSF) provides capability to maintain and enhance Glenn Research Center’s leadership in power technology, including development, testing, and validation of electrical power systems and associated support systems for a variety of aerospace applications in the International Space Station (ISS) and other space and aeronautic applications. The Power Systems Facility (PSF) was … Read the rest ⇢

Propulsion Facilities

ACS 100 lbf LOx/LCH4 Engine.
Altitude Combustion Stand (ACS) 100 lbf liquid oxygen/LCH4 Engine.

Chemical Propulsion Research Complex

The Chemical Propulsion Research Complex (CPRC) develops advanced chemical propulsion concepts and evaluates safer propellants for launch vehicles, spacecraft thrusters and advanced ignition systems for next generation launch vehicles. It has the capability to perform sea level and simulated altitude testing, as well as advanced plume diagnostics. Workhorse hardware is available to perform component level … Read the rest ⇢

ACS 100 lbf LOx/LCH4 Engine.
Chemical Propulsion Research Complex
The Chemical Propulsion Research Complex (CPRC) develops advanced chemical propulsion concepts and evaluates safer propellants for launch vehicles, ...
Evolutionary Xenon Thruster
NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) Project has developed a 7-kilowatt ion thruster for deep space missions.

Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory

The Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory (EPPL) supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. The staff of EPPL have been supporting electric propulsion and power system testing for over 40 years. The Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory (EPPL), formerly known as the Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL), supports research and development of … Read the rest ⇢

Evolutionary Xenon Thruster
Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory
The Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory (EPPL) supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. The staff of ...
Environmental portrait
Environmental portrait of Rohit Shastry inside the Electric Propulsion Research Building.

Electric Propulsion Research Building

The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) has eight vacuum chambers and five bell jars that provide the required simulated space to conduct fundamental research in space power and electric propulsion. The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) supports research and development of spacecraft power, electric propulsion, and space environmental effects. Presently, EPRB is supporting research focused … Read the rest ⇢

Environmental portrait
Electric Propulsion Research Building
The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) has eight vacuum chambers and five bell jars that provide the required simulated space to conduct ...
The SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle being prepared for thermal Vacuum Testing at the In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP)
SpaceX Dragon Crew Vehicle being prepared for thermal Vacuum Testing

In-Space Propulsion Facility

NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP) is the world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions.

The SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle being prepared for thermal Vacuum Testing at the In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP)
In-Space Propulsion Facility
NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP) is the world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket ...
Ice Measurement Probes in Propulsion Systems Laboratory,
Ice Measurement Probes in Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL).

Propulsion Systems Laboratory

The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) is NASA’s only ground-based test facility that provides true flight simulation for experimental research on air-breathing propulsion systems. The PSL has recently added the capability to simulate clouds of ice crystals and liquid water droplets. The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) complex provides world-class test and evaluation capabilities in support of … Read the rest ⇢

Ice Measurement Probes in Propulsion Systems Laboratory,
Propulsion Systems Laboratory
The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) is NASA’s only ground-based test facility that provides true flight simulation for experimental research on ...

Support Facilities

Concept art for new building.
Proposed architecture of the Research Support Building.

Research Support Building

The Research Support Building (RSB) is NASA Glenn Research Center’s second phase of the Facility Master Plan multiyear effort to revitalize the central campus and renovate or replace WWII era campus buildings. RSB will be a 64,000-square-foot multi use office building providing office space for approximately 160 permanent occupants. The building will also be home … Read the rest ⇢

Vacuum Chamber Facilities

ACS 100 lbf LOx/LCH4 Engine.
Altitude Combustion Stand (ACS) 100 lbf liquid oxygen/LCH4 Engine.

Chemical Propulsion Research Complex

The Chemical Propulsion Research Complex (CPRC) develops advanced chemical propulsion concepts and evaluates safer propellants for launch vehicles, spacecraft thrusters and advanced ignition systems for next generation launch vehicles. It has the capability to perform sea level and simulated altitude testing, as well as advanced plume diagnostics. Workhorse hardware is available to perform component level … Read the rest ⇢

ACS 100 lbf LOx/LCH4 Engine.
Chemical Propulsion Research Complex
The Chemical Propulsion Research Complex (CPRC) develops advanced chemical propulsion concepts and evaluates safer propellants for launch vehicles, ...
Creek Road Cryogenic Complex
Aerial view of the Creek Road Cryogenic Complex (CRCC).

Creek Road Cryogenics Complex

The Creek Road Cryogenics Complex (CRCC) is a state-of-art facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. It consists of four separate test cells: the Small Multi-purpose Research Facility (SMiRF), Cryogenics Components Lab 7 (CCL-7), Cryomotor Test Bed, and 20K to 90K Calorimeter Test Bed.

Creek Road Cryogenic Complex
Creek Road Cryogenics Complex
The Creek Road Cryogenics Complex (CRCC) is a state-of-art facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. It consists of four separate test ...
Evolutionary Xenon Thruster
NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) Project has developed a 7-kilowatt ion thruster for deep space missions.

Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory

The Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory (EPPL) supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. The staff of EPPL have been supporting electric propulsion and power system testing for over 40 years. The Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory (EPPL), formerly known as the Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL), supports research and development of … Read the rest ⇢

Evolutionary Xenon Thruster
Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory
The Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory (EPPL) supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. The staff of ...
Environmental portrait
Environmental portrait of Rohit Shastry inside the Electric Propulsion Research Building.

Electric Propulsion Research Building

The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) has eight vacuum chambers and five bell jars that provide the required simulated space to conduct fundamental research in space power and electric propulsion. The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) supports research and development of spacecraft power, electric propulsion, and space environmental effects. Presently, EPRB is supporting research focused … Read the rest ⇢

Environmental portrait
Electric Propulsion Research Building
The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) has eight vacuum chambers and five bell jars that provide the required simulated space to conduct ...
The SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle being prepared for thermal Vacuum Testing at the In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP)
SpaceX Dragon Crew Vehicle being prepared for thermal Vacuum Testing

In-Space Propulsion Facility

NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP) is the world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions.

The SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle being prepared for thermal Vacuum Testing at the In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP)
In-Space Propulsion Facility
NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP) is the world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket ...
Ice Measurement Probes in Propulsion Systems Laboratory,
Ice Measurement Probes in Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL).

Propulsion Systems Laboratory

The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) is NASA’s only ground-based test facility that provides true flight simulation for experimental research on air-breathing propulsion systems. The PSL has recently added the capability to simulate clouds of ice crystals and liquid water droplets. The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) complex provides world-class test and evaluation capabilities in support of … Read the rest ⇢

Ice Measurement Probes in Propulsion Systems Laboratory,
Propulsion Systems Laboratory
The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) is NASA’s only ground-based test facility that provides true flight simulation for experimental research on ...
Space Environments Complex (SEC) vacuum chamber dome exterior
Space Environments Complex (SEC) vacuum chamber dome exterior

Space Environments Complex

The Space Environments Complex (SEC) houses the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities. The Space Simulation Vacuum Chamber is the world’s largest space simulation vacuum and EMI chamber, measuring 30.5 m (100 ft) in diameter by 37.2 m (122 ft) high. The Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility (RATF) is the world’s most powerful … Read the rest ⇢

Visualization Facilities

A user standing in the GRUVE lab viewing the point cloud from the 10 by 10 wind tunnel

Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS)

The Graphics and Visualization Lab applies advanced visualization technology and expertise to create innovative solutions for NASA and the scientific community.

Wind Tunnels

Tunnel Flex Wall System
The 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10) flex wall system.

10×10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel

The 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10) is the largest and fastest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and is specifically designed to test supersonic propulsion components from inlets and nozzles to full-scale jet and rocket engines. The Unitary Plan Act, passed by Congress in 1949, was a coordinated national plan of … Read the rest ⇢

Tunnel Flex Wall System
10×10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10) is the largest and fastest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and is specifically ...
Exhaust Nozzle Plume Effects on Sonic Boom Hardware
Advanced nozzle concepts at NASA's Glenn Research Center, exhaust nozzle plume effects on sonic boom hardware in the 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1x1).

1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel

The 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1×1) specializes in conducting fundamental research in supersonic and hypersonic fluid mechanics, supersonic-vehicle-focused research and detailed benchmark quality experiments for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code validation. The 1×1 is a facility located in the Engine Research Building (ERB) at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This facility … Read the rest ⇢

Exhaust Nozzle Plume Effects on Sonic Boom Hardware
1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1×1) specializes in conducting fundamental research in supersonic and hypersonic fluid mechanics, ...
Boundary Layer Ingesting Inlet Distortion Tolerant Fan
Boundary Layer Ingesting Inlet Distortion Tolerant Fan, Raised Floor Calibration Hardware.

8×6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel

The 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8×6) operates either in an aerodynamic closed-loop cycle, testing aerodynamic performance models, or in a propulsion open-loop cycle that tests live fuel burning engines and models. The 8×6 is a world-class facility that provides researchers with the opportunity to explore higher speed regions of flight. It is NASA’s … Read the rest ⇢

Boundary Layer Ingesting Inlet Distortion Tolerant Fan
8×6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8×6) operates either in an aerodynamic closed-loop cycle, testing aerodynamic performance models, or in a ...
Advanced Ducted Propulsor (ADP) Fan Commissioning Test in the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9x15)
Advanced Ducted Propulsor (ADP) Fan Commissioning Test in the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9x15)

9×15 Low-Speed Wind Tunnel

The 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9×15) is the most utilized low-speed propulsion acoustic facility in the world. It is the only national facility that can simulate takeoff, approach, and landing in a continuous subsonic environment. The 9×15 is a significant asset to the nation and the aero-propulsion community because of its unique ability … Read the rest ⇢

Advanced Ducted Propulsor (ADP) Fan Commissioning Test in the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9x15)
9×15 Low-Speed Wind Tunnel
The 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9×15) is the most utilized low-speed propulsion acoustic facility in the world. It is the only national ...
Slush Rig
Customer Facility Evaluation Survey
Hypersonic Tunnel Facility
Direct connect configuration of the interior of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (HTF).

Hypersonic Tunnel Facility

The Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (HTF) at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) located in Sandusky, OH, originally designed to test nuclear thermal rocket nozzles, is a hypersonic (Mach 5, 6, and 7) blowdown, nonvitiated freejet facility that tests large-scale hypersonic air-breathing propulsion systems. Designed to conduct research, development, … Read the rest ⇢

Hypersonic Tunnel Facility
Hypersonic Tunnel Facility
The Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (HTF) at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) located in Sandusky, OH, ...
Common Research Model
Common Research Model, CRM, in the Icing Research Tunnel

Icing Research Tunnel

NASA Glenn Research Centers Icing Research Tunnel supports the development of tools and methods for simulating the growth of ice on aircraft surfaces as well as the development and certification of ice protection systems. The Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) is the longest running, icing facility in the world and has been in operation since 1944. … Read the rest ⇢

Common Research Model
Icing Research Tunnel
NASA Glenn Research Centers Icing Research Tunnel supports the development of tools and methods for simulating the growth of ice on aircraft surfaces as ...
SMiRF Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber
Top view of SMiRF Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber with lid removed.

Using Our Facilities

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland provides ground test facilities to industry, government, and academia specializing in the following: Acoustics Engine Components Testing Full-Scale Engine Testing Flight Research Icing Research Materials and Structures Microgravity Space Power and Propulsion Wind Tunnels Electromagnetic Interference Laboratory Our unique facilities offer superior customer service, flexible scheduling, and state-of-the-art testing … Read the rest ⇢

SMiRF Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber
Using Our Facilities
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland provides ground test facilities to industry, government, and academia specializing in the following: ...

Using Our Facilities

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Glenn Historic Facilities

For over 75 years, NASA’s Glenn Research Center has been using its state-of-the-art test facilities to conduct research. Over time, however, some could not meet the requirements of newer technology, and the center has removed these under-utilized facilities, including several that made major technological contributions. The Glenn Historic Facilities section documents these historic facilities and their impact.

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