Space Shuttle Mockup at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility

The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) is a large open space area located inside Building 9 of

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in Houston. The SVMF houses mockups of most pressurized modules on the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...

(ISS). It is primarily used for

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training and systems familiarization. The ISS mockups found in the SVMF are 1:1 scale, and vary in level of fidelity compared to the ISS. An industrial door at the North End, and overhead cranes allows the installation of new mockup spacecraft to be loaded into the facility.

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offers a Level 9 VIP tour of the entire training facility during its afternoon tour. Ticket cost is $199..

Previous trainers

Space Shuttle Orbiter Trainers

* Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) * Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) * Crew Compartment Trainer II (CCT II)

Current trainers

International Space Station Trainer

*Space Station Mockup and Training Facility (SSMTF)

Other facilities

*Precision Air Bearing Facility (PABF) *Partial Gravity Simulator (POGO)

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110720095029/http://dx14.jsc.nasa.gov/svmf.htm

References

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