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Phase I:
Introductory Essay

Phase II:
Introductory Essay

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

Spacecraft





Man in Space
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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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