>> THE PYROTECHNICS
TEST FACILITY SUPPORTS
TESTING OF PYROTECHNICALLY
ACTUATED DEVICES
AND INCLUDES THE CAPABILITY
TO SUBJECT HARDWARE
TO VIBRATION
AND PYROSHOCK ENVIRONMENTS
ENCOUNTERED DURING
LAUNCHES AND LANDINGS.
THE FACILITY INCLUDES
AN EXPLOSIVE LOADING
AND HANDLING AREA
AND PYROTECHNIC STORAGE
IN EARTH-COVERED BUNKERS.
WITH THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY
TO PERFORM NASA-STANDARD
INITIATOR TESTING
IN -420 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
THE FACILITY IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR LOT-TESTING ALL SPACECRAFT
APPLICATIONS FOR NASA.
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT
FOR MEASURING SPEEDS OF UP TO
10,000 METERS PER SECOND
IS AVAILABLE.
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THE VIBRATION SHAKER SYSTEM
IS CAPABLE OF SUBJECTING
COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS
TO RANDOM AND SINUSOIDAL
VIBRATION LEVELS.
THE VIBRATION TABLE IS LOCATED
IN A BLAST-RESISTANT TEST CELL
CAPABLE OF HANDLING
SMALL AMOUNTS OF PYROTECHNICS
OR OTHER HAZARDOUS
TEST ARTICLES.
THE TEST FACILITY ALSO HOUSES
TWO PYROSHOCK TEST STANDS,
THE TUNABLE-BEAM AIR CANNON
AND THE RESIDENT PLATE STAND.
BOTH OF THESE TEST STANDS
ARE UTILIZED FOR
SUBJECTING COMPONENTS
TO SHOCK ENVIRONMENTS.