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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center is situated 920 feet south of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.
Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility
Building
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The Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is a repository and laboratory facility at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, opened in 1979 to house geologic samples returned from the Moon by the Apollo program missions to the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is situated 1,700 feet east of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Clear Lake.
Nassau Bay
Village
Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
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″ northLongitude
-95.08826° or 95° 5′ 18″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
76X6HW66+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 368164790OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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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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