NASA Glenn Virtual Tours
Get an inside look at NASA Glenn Research Center’s facilities. Select a tour and tap the icons to view videos, images and see testing in action.
8 x 6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
NASA’s only transonic propulsion wind tunnel capable of speeds up to Mach 2.0. (1,260 mph).
9 x 15 Low Speed Wind Tunnel
The most utilized low-speed propulsion acoustic facility of its kind in the world.
Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory
Houses space environment simulation chambers to test electric propulsion and power systems.
In-Space Propulsion Facility
Capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines.
Icing Research Tunnel
This refrigerated wind tunnel is used to study the effects of ice on aircraft components.
Ballistic Impact Lab
Large gas guns are used to perform ballistic impact tests for aerospace applications.
Flight Research Building
Houses the T-34C Mentor and Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft used for scientific and aeronautics tests.
Propulsion Systems Laboratory
Provides true flight simulation for experimental research on air-breathing propulsion systems.
Simulated Lunar Operations Lab
A lab used to simulate lunar and Martian terrain conditions to test rovers and other technologies.
Space Environments Complex
Houses the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.
Zero-Gravity Facility
World’s largest drop tower used to put experiments in simulated weightlessness.