>> AT A LENGTH OF 202 FEET,
A WIDTH OF 102 FEET,
AND A DEPTH OF 40 FEET,
THE NEUTRAL BUOYANCY LABORATORY
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
INDOOR BODIES OF WATER
IN THE WORLD.
AS A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY NEAR
NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER,
THE NBL PLAYS
A KEY ROLE IN MEETING
TIME-CRITICAL CHALLENGES
FOR ASTRONAUT TRAINING
AND REFINING PROCEDURES
FOR SUCCESSFUL SPACEWALKS.
CONTINUING IN THE SPIRIT
OF ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY
AND SCIENCE,
THIS LABORATORY
THAT PROVIDES NASA TRAINING
IS NOW THE SAME FACILITY
THAT CAN PROVIDE
YOUR COMPANY ACCESS
TO STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES.
THE POOL'S 6.2 MILLION GALLONS
OF CHLORINATED FRESHWATER
IS MAINTAINED AT A COMFORTABLE
84-86 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
WITH A SYSTEM CAPABLE
OF TURNING OVER
THE ENTIRE POOL IN 19 HOURS,
THE WATER IS FILTERED
AND CLEANED,
KEEPING A HYGIENIC ENVIRONMENT
FOR ANY OPERATION.
LOGISTICAL PLANNING FOR MOVING
LARGE-SCALE MODELS FOR TESTING
HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER.
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED
NEXT TO ELLINGTON AIRPORT
WITH ACCESS TO A TAXIWAY,
HARDWARE CAN BE BROUGHT
DIRECTLY TO THE FACILITY.
FROM THERE, THE NBL'S
TWO OVERHEAD CRANES
EACH RATED AT 20 TONS,
FOUR JIB CRANES
EACH RATED AT 1.6 TONS,
OR TWO DAVIT CRANES
CAN CARRY YOUR WORKLOAD
DIRECTLY TO THE POOL
OR TO THE POOLSIDE.
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR
EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION
NEEDS ARE,
THE NBL IS READY.
IT'S FULLY CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING
MULTIPLE LARGE-SCALE OPERATIONS
UNDERWATER AND TOPSIDE
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE LOGISTICS
AND MOCK-UP FACILITY
GIVES YOUR COMPANY ACCESS
TO A LARGE HIGH BAY,
A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS
FOR BUILDING
AND MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT,
HARDWARE MOCK-UP,
AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING
PRODUCTION.
WITH SAFETY IN MIND,
THE FACILITIES INCLUDE
BOTH HYPERBARIC
AND HYPOBARIC CHAMBERS.
SHOULD AN EMERGENCY ARISE,
A STAFF
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY
IS AVAILABLE ON SITE.
NASA'S NBL PROVIDES
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR TRAINING
AND EVALUATING PROCEDURES
USED IN COMPLEX
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS.
>> THERE IS
UNDERWATER CAPABILITY
TO SIMULATE EXPLORATION GRAVITY
SUCH AS 1/6 GRAVITY WEIGH-OUTS
REPRESENTING
LUNAR SURFACE EXPLORATION
OR 1/3 GRAVITY
FOR MARTIAN EXPLORATION.
ON THE MOON, EVA ASTRONAUTS
WILL CONDUCT SCIENCE,
TRANSPORT THEIR EQUIPMENT
ACROSS LUNAR TERRAIN,
INGRESS AND EGRESS LANDERS
OF VARIOUS DESIGNS,
WALK ACROSS UNEVEN SURFACES,
AND CLIMB HILLS AND CRATERS.
THE NBL CAN SUPPORT ADVANCED
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
IT CAN BE USED
TO COORDINATE AND DEVELOP
OPERATIONAL TIMELINES
WITH THE OTHER DISCIPLINES
OR INVESTIGATE IMPACTS
OF SUBOPTIMAL LIGHTING.
NBL EVENTS CAN BE CONDUCTED
WITH SPACESUITS,
SURFACE-SUPPLIED HARD PADS,
OR SCUBA GEAR.