{"id":346881,"date":"2026-01-11T07:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T21:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=943729"},"modified":"2026-01-11T07:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T21:01:09","slug":"nasa-marshall-removes-2-historic-test-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=346881","title":{"rendered":"NASA Marshall Removes 2 Historic Test Stands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"NASA Marshall Removes 2 Historic Test Stands\" id=\"nasa-plus-PQHMs\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"NASA Marshall Removes 2 Historic Test Stands\"}}}}'  ><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/msfc-demolition-t-stand-dynamic-test-stand-broll-wsoundorig.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, removed two of its historic test stands \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/album\/Marshall_Propulsion_and_Structural_Test_Facility_Highlights?page=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Propulsion and Structural Test Facility<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/album\/Marshall_Dynamic_Test_Facility_Highlights?page=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Dynamic Test Facility<\/a> \u2013 with carefully coordinated implosions on Jan. 10, 2026. The demolition of these historic structures is part of a larger project at Marshall that began in spring 2022, targeting several inactive structures and building a dynamic, interconnected campus ready for the next era of space exploration. Crews began demolition in December 2025 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/album\/Marshall_Neutral_Buoyancy_Simulator_Highlights?page=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Neutral Buoyancy Simulator<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/marshall\/nasa-marshall-prepares-for-demolition-of-historic-test-simulation-facilities\/\">Learn more<\/a> about these iconic facilities. <\/p>\n<p>Credits: NASA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, removed two of its historic test stands \u2013 the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility \u2013 with carefully coordinated implosions on Jan. 10, 2026. The demolition of these historic structures is part of a larger project at Marshall that began in spring 2022, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15606,15673,19161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-346881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-marshall-space-flight-center","category-marshall-test-facility-and-support-infrastructure"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=346881"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348012,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346881\/revisions\/348012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=346881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=346881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=346881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}