Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

The Space Environment Simulation Laboratory is a facility in Building 32 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center that can perform large-scale simulations of the vacuum and thermal environments that would be encountered in space.

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Type: Building
Description: structure in Houston, Harris County, Texas
Address: TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johnson Space Center and Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center.

Johnson Space Center

Research institute

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The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. Johnson Space Center is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.

Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center

Building

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NASA's Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, also known by its radio callsign, Houston, is the facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, that manages flight control for the United States human space program, currently involving astronauts aboard the International Space Station and the Artemis missions to the moon. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center is situated 920 feet south of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.

Space Shuttle Independence

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Space Shuttle Independence, formerly known as Explorer, is a full-scale, high-fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built by Guard-Lee in Apopka, Florida, installed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 1993, and moved to Space Center Houston in 2012. Space Shuttle Independence is situated 1 mile southwest of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Clear Lake.

Nassau Bay

Village

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Nassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering the outermost southeastern edge of the city of Houston. It is located in the Clear Lake Area near Galveston Bay, directly adjacent to the Lyndon B.

Clear Lake

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Clear Lake is a district of Houston. It is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center. The area's boating opportunities are considered second only to those of Miami. Fishing, swimming, hiking, and history are also popular activities in the area.

Taylor Lake Village

Village

Taylor Lake Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,704 at the 2020 U.S. census. Taylor Lake Village is situated 2½ miles northeast of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.

Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

Category: laboratory
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.56079° or 29° 33′ 39″ north

Longitude

-95.08826° or 95° 5′ 18″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

76X6HW66+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368164790

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4733444

Wikidata ID

Q7572341

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Space Environment Simulation Laboratory” goes by many names.

French: “Space Environment Simulation Laboratory”
Indonesian: “Space Environment Simulation Laboratory”
Japanese: “宇宙環境シミュレーション実験室”

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