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The '''Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator''' is an {{convert|85|ft|m|sing=on}} high<ref name="nhlwriteup">[http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/85002812.nl.pdf NHL Writeup]</ref> stainless-steel cylinder at the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. {{convert|27|ft|m}} in diameter, it is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation. [[Ranger program|Ranger]], [[Surveyor Program|Surveyor]], [[Mariner program|Mariner]], and [[Voyager program|Voyager]] spacecraft were all tested in this facility. |
The '''Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator''' is an {{convert|85|ft|m|sing=on}} high<ref name="nhlwriteup">[http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/85002812.nl.pdf NHL Writeup]</ref> stainless-steel cylinder at the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. {{convert|27|ft|m}} in diameter, it is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation. [[Ranger program|Ranger]], [[Surveyor Program|Surveyor]], [[Mariner program|Mariner]], and [[Voyager program|Voyager]] spacecraft were all tested in this facility. |
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It was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1985.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{ |
It was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1985.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{Cite document|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/85002812.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Twenty-Five Foot Space Simulator]|32 KB}}|date=May 15, 1984 |author=Harry A. Butowsky |publisher=National Park Service|postscript=<!--None-->}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/85002812.pdf ''Accompanying 2 photos, exterior and interior, from 1983'']|32 KB}}</ref> |
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Mariner 10 in the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
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| Location | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California |
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| Built | 1961 |
| Architect | NASA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002812 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985[1] |
| Designated NHL | October 3, 1985[2] |
The Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator is an 85-foot (26 m) high[3] stainless-steel cylinder at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryinPasadena, California. 27 feet (8.2 m) in diameter, it is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation. Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, and Voyager spacecraft were all tested in this facility.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[2][4]
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