{"id":343915,"date":"2026-01-07T04:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=942107"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:44:30","slug":"nasa-marshall-prepares-for-demolition-of-historic-test-simulation-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=343915","title":{"rendered":"NASA Marshall Prepares for Demolition of Historic Test, Simulation Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Engineers and technicians hoist the first flight version of the Saturn IB rocket's first stage into the T-tower for static testing at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on March 15, 1965.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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NASA is preparing for the demolition of three iconic structures at the agency\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n

Crews began demolition in mid-December at the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, a facility built in the late 1960s that once enabled NASA astronauts and researchers to experience near-weightlessness. The facility was also used to conduct underwater testing of space hardware and practice runs for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. The simulator was closed in 1997.<\/p>\n

Two test stands \u2013 the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and Dynamic Test Facility \u2013 are also slated for demolition, one after the other, by carefully coordinated implosion no earlier than sunrise on Jan. 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

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