Two regolith test bins, one with 120 tons of BP-1 simulated extraterrestrial soil (25’x25′ area 3.5′ deep) and one with 2 tons of JSC-1a simulated extraterrestrial soil (calibrated dusty environment measurements, dusty mechanisms testing)
Fine Particle Analyzer (FPA), sieves & shaker, and soil compressor.
A complete complement of soil mechanical testers (proctor compactor, limit devices, vibration table with relative density set, triaxial shear tester, direct shear tester, consolidation tester, permeation cells).
Rocket plume testers, penetrometers, coring devices, hand-held testers, ultrasonic bath, drying oven, several furnaces, wet/dry sieving, dehumidifier, microscopy, hydrometer test set, cameras, high speed camera, video graphic analysis, dust hood, sandblast hood,3.6Ghz Spectrum Analyzer and Millimeter Wave Doppler Radar for estimating dust ejecta velocity.
Multiple high end computer workstations with physics simulation software (PFC2D, PFC3D, EDEM, Mathematica, LabVIEW, custom software in Fortran, COMSOL with various add-ons).
Rapid prototype capability including CNC router, 2 CNC mills, lathe, band saws and shop area.
Collaboration space with large video wall, outdoor assembly area.
Multiple cryogenic temperature dusty environmental chambers.
State of the art actuator testing capabilities (down to 1 millitorr vacuum, 40 Kelvin temperatures, input and output feed throughs, over 300 Nm torque inputs, efficiency measurements through torque transducers, real-time tooth decay measurements)
