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Apollo Mission Control Center
Apollo Mission Control Center
October 3, 1985 (#85002815 )
Houston, Texas 29°33′23″N 95°05′18″W / 29.556471°N 95.088460°W / 29.556471; -95.088460 (Apollo Mission Control Center )
Harris
NASA flight control center during Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and early space shuttle missions
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Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B
Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B
October 3, 1985 (#85002810 )
Houston, Texas 29°33′32″N 95°05′17″W / 29.559003°N 95.0881°W / 29.559003; -95.0881 (Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B )
Harris
This laboratory for testing equipment in space-like environments has been in use since 1965.
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Lunar Landing Research Facility
Lunar Landing Research Facility
October 3, 1985 (#85002808 )
Hampton, Virginia 37°06′01″N 76°23′23″W / 37.100276°N 76.389803°W / 37.100276; -76.389803 (Lunar Landing Research Facility )
Hampton (independent city)
Crane at Langley Research Center used to practice Apollo lunar landings
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Rendezvous Docking Simulator
Rendezvous Docking Simulator
October 3, 1985 (#85002809 )
Hampton, Virginia 37°05′02″N 76°22′41″W / 37.083828°N 76.378028°W / 37.083828; -76.378028 (Rendezvous Docking Simulator )
Hampton (independent city)
Trainer used by Gemini and Apollo program astronauts to practice rendezvous and docking techniques at Langley Research Center
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Variable Density Tunnel
Variable Density Tunnel
October 3, 1985 (#85002795 )
Hampton, Virginia 37°04′37″N 76°20′39″W / 37.076826°N 76.344153°W / 37.076826; -76.344153 (Variable Density Tunnel )
Hampton (independent city)
Steel tank from a wind tunnel at Langley Research Center . (use source [1] )
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
April 16, 1984 (#84003872 )
Cocoa, Florida 28°29′20″N 80°34′40″W / 28.488889°N 80.577778°W / 28.488889; -80.577778 (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station )
Brevard County, Florida
The East Coast space launch facility of the U.S. Department of Defense , and adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center [ 4]
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Pioneer Deep Space Station
Pioneer Deep Space Station
October 3, 1985 (#85002813 )
Fort Irwin 35°23′15″N 116°51′22″W / 35.3874891024°N 116.856198162°W / 35.3874891024; -116.856198162 (Pioneer Deep Space Station )
San Bernardino
NASA 's Deep Space Network for tracking unmanned spacecraft in deep space was inaugurated when this antenna became operational in 1958.
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Space Flight Operations Facility
Space Flight Operations Facility
October 3, 1985 (#85002814 )
Pasadena 34°11′58″N 118°10′25″W / 34.1993285017°N 118.173617161°W / 34.1993285017; -118.173617161 (Space Flight Operations Facility )
Los Angeles
Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory where all NASA interplanetary and deep space missions are monitored.
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Space Launch Complex 10
Space Launch Complex 10
June 23, 1986 (#86003511 )
Vandenberg Air Force Base 34°45′55″N 120°37′20″W / 34.765278°N 120.622222°W / 34.765278; -120.622222 (Space Launch Complex 10 )
Santa Barbara
First built in 1958 to test missiles, it was used to launch NASA and other satellites from 1963 to 1980. It is now a rare, well-preserved example of the equipment and facilities from that era.
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Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility
Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility
October 3, 1985 (#85002811 )
Greenbelt, Maryland 39°00′17″N 76°49′31″W / 39.00485°N 76.82541°W / 39.00485; -76.82541 (Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility )
Prince George's County, Maryland
NRHP 85002811
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[[Rocket Propulsion Test Complex |Rocket Propulsion Test Complex]]
Rocket Propulsion Test Complex
October 3, 1985 (#85002805 )
Bay St. Louis 30°21′50″N 89°35′14″W / 30.363889°N 89.587222°W / 30.363889; -89.587222 (Rocket Propulsion Test Complex )
Hancock
built in 1965, played an important role in the development of the Saturn V rocket.
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Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2)
Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2)
October 3, 1985 (#85002802 )
Sandusky, Ohio 41°21′55″N 82°41′01″W / 41.365141°N 82.6837°W / 41.365141; -82.6837 (Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2) )
Erie County, Ohio
the world's only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions.
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Vehicle Assembly Building
Vehicle Assembly Building
January 21, 2000 (#99001642 )
Merritt Island, Florida 28°35′11″N 80°39′05″W / 28.586281°N 80.651281°W / 28.586281; -80.651281 (Vehicle Assembly Building )
Brevard County, Florida
Components of NASA's Saturn V rockets and Space Shuttle were integrated here prior to launch
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LC39 Launch Control Center
LC39 Launch Control Center
January 21, 2000 (#9900164 )
Merritt Island, Florida 28°35′07″N 80°38′59″W / 28.585278°N 80.649722°W / 28.585278; -80.649722 (LC39 Launch Control Center )
Brevard County, Florida
Launches of Saturn V and Space Shuttle missions were conducted from here
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Zero Gravity Research Facility
Zero Gravity Research Facility
October 3, 1985 (#85002801 )
Cleveland, Ohio 41°24′37″N 81°51′51″W / 41.410245°N 81.8641°W / 41.410245; -81.8641 (Zero Gravity Research Facility )
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
vacuum chamber where drop tests are conducted to simulate low gravity conditions