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Phase I:
Introductory Essay

Phase II:
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Wind Tunnels

Engine Development

Engine Test Stands

Rocket Testing

Rockets

Launch Pads

Apollo Training

Apollo Hardware Testing

Unmanned Spacecraft Testing

Tracking Stations

Mission Control Centers

Other Support

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Apollo Hardware Test Facilities


Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory

Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Drawing of Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory Chamber A
(Source: Technical Facilities Catalog Vol. II, 1974, p. 8-103.)

Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Drawing of Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory Chamber B
(Source: Technical Facilities Catalog Vol. II, 1974, p. 8-107.)

Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Exterior View of Chamber A, 1976.
(Courtesy of NASA, NASA/Houston Public Affairs Office)

Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory
High-angle interior view of Chamber A showing three astronauts preparing to enter Apollo Spacecraft, 2TV-1, 1969.
(Courtesy of NASA, NASA/Houston Public Affairs Office)

Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Astronaut James B. Irwin entering Lunar Moduel Test Article-8 in Chamber 8, 1969.
(Courtesy of NASA, NASA/Houston Public Affairs Office)


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