Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator
The Neutral Buoyancy Simulator was a neutral buoyancy pool located at NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Engineers and astronauts developed hardware and practiced procedures in this tank from its completion in 1968 through its decommissioning in 1997.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic astronaut training facility
- Also known as: “NBS”, “NBSS”, and “Neutral Buoyancy Simulator”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Army Airfield.
Marshall Space Flight Center
Research institute
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. Marshall Space Flight Center is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator.
Redstone Army Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Redstone Army Airfield or Redstone AAF is a military airport located at Redstone Arsenal, six miles southwest of the city of Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States. Redstone Army Airfield is situated 2 miles north of Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator.
Interim Test Stand
Building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Redstone Test Stand or Interim Test Stand was used to develop and test fire the Redstone missile, Jupiter-C sounding rocket, Juno I launch vehicle and Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle. Interim Test Stand is situated 1½ miles southeast of Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison and Triana.
Madison
Town
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madison is a city located primarily in Madison County, near the northern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Madison is situated 5 miles northwest of Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator.
Triana
Town
Triana is a municipality in southwest Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area. The population was 2,890 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 4,936 in 2024. Triana is situated 6 miles southwest of Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator.
Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator
- Category: neutral buoyancy pool
- Location: Madison, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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