Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility
The Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility, now known as the In-Space Propulsion Facility, is, the "world’s only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions." The facility, located at NASA's Plum Brook Station of the Glenn Research Center near Sandusky, Ohio, was built in 1968.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: facility at Armstrong Test Facility
- Also known as: “B-2”, “In-Space Propulsion Facility”, “ISP”, “ISPF”, “Spacecraft Propulsion Facility”, “SPF”, and “SPRF”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bogart and Bloomingville.
Bogart
Hamlet
Bogart is an unincorporated community in eastern Perkins Township, south of Sandusky, in Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is centered on the intersection of Bogart Road and U.S. Route 250, 1,500 feet south of the State Route 2 interchange with US 250. Bogart is situated 2½ miles northeast of Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility.
Bloomingville
Hamlet
Bloomingville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Oxford Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bloomingville had a population of 255. Bloomingville is situated 2½ miles west of Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility.
Milan
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milan is a city in Ohio Erie shore west. It is located in the south part of Erie County and the area known as The Firelands. Today it is best known as the birthplace of inventor Thomas Edison, who lived there until age seven.
Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility
- Categories: laboratory, government building, and historic site
- Location: Erie, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.36534° or 41° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-82.67965° or 82° 40′ 47″ westOpen location code
86HV988C+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 408161192OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q7572664
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In Other Languages
“Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility”
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