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Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

United States historic place in Houston, Texas. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1985
Construction of Building 32Details - NASA Johnson Space Center, Building No. 32, Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Harris County, TX HAER TX-109-B (sheet 7 of 7)Elevations, Chambers A and B - NASA Johnson Space Center, Building No. 32, Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Harris HAER TX-109-B (sheet 4 of 7)High-Bay Isometric - NASA Johnson Space Center, Building No. 32, Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Harris County, TX HAER TX-109-B (sheet 5 of 7)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

The Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (SESL) is a facility in Building 32 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center that can perform large-scale simulations of the vacuum and thermal environments that would be encountered in space. Built in 1965, it was initially used to test Apollo Program spacecraft and equipment in a space environment, and continues to be used by NASA for testing equipment. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressLyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
CountyHarris County
ListedOct 3, 1985
Reference number85002810
Type of placelaboratory
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressLyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Coordinates29.56084, -95.08830 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitBig Thicket National Preserve · 75 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002810. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.