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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Launch Phase Simulator at Goddard Space Flight Center
Title
Launch Phase Simulator at Goddard Space Flight Center
Title
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Full Description:
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Goddard's Launch Phase Simulator or High-Capacity Centrifuge simulates vibration, G-forces and changing pressures that a spacecraft would encounter during launch and landing. To perform a test, which typically lasts one day, technicians place spacecraft components and even entire satellites in either the simulator's cylindrical test chamber (at the far left in this photo) or on its test platform at the other end (it was not installed when this photo was taken). Powered by two 1,250- horsepower motors, the facility then spins at up to 38.3 revolutions per minute to simulate a 30-g environment. (Most people experience about 2-g when they ride on a roller coaster.) Engineers monitor test results from an adjacent control room.
Full_Description
Goddard's Launch Phase Simulator or High-Capacity Centrifuge simulates vibration, G-forces and changing pressures that a spacecraft would encounter during launch and landing. To perform a test, which typically lasts one day, technicians place spacecraft components and even entire satellites in either the simulator's cylindrical test chamber (at the far left in this photo) or on its test platform at the other end (it was not installed when this photo was taken). Powered by two 1,250- horsepower motors, the facility then spins at up to 38.3 revolutions per minute to simulate a 30-g environment. (Most people experience about 2-g when they ride on a roller coaster.) Engineers monitor test results from an adjacent control room.
Full Description
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Date:
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1/1/2002
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NASA Center:
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Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Simulators
Subject_Category
Simulators
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Aeronautical Research
Subject_Category
Aeronautical Research
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Space
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Keywords:
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Goddard
Keywords
Goddard
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Keywords:
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Center
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Keywords:
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Launch
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Keywords:
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Flight
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Keywords:
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Phase
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Keywords:
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Simulator
Keywords
Simulator
Keywords
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Keywords:
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G-forces
Keywords
G-forces
Keywords
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Keywords:
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High-Capacity
Keywords
High-Capacity
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Centrifuge
Keywords
Centrifuge
Keywords
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Keywords:
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GSFC
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1-1-2002
facet_when
1-1-2002
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2002
facet_when_year
2002
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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6906313
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0113
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0113
UID
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Center:
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GSFC
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Center Number:
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6906313
Center_Number
6906313
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000113
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000113
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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