The Flight Research Laboratory (building 1244) at NASA's
Langley Research Center
The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers. LaRC has focused primarily on aeronautical research but has also ...
houses fixed and rotary wing aircraft used in atmospheric and flight research. It also housed simulation equipment used during the Gemini and Apollo programs such as the
Rendezvous Docking Simulator (which remains stowed in the ceiling of the hangar) and
Projector Planetarium.
The hangar consists of by of clear space and features a by door with an additional door for the tail section of large aircraft and covers with an additional of laboratory spaces. At the time of its construction it was one of the largest structures of its kind in the world. The hangar is heated by a radiant heating system consisting of hot water circulated beneath the concrete floor.
See also
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Rendezvous Docking Simulator
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Projection Planetarium
References
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