Ammonia Oxidation Plant at Plum Brook Ordnance Works
An ammonia oxidation plant at the Plum Brook Ordnance Works near Sandusky, Ohio, which later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Plum Brook Station. During World War II the ordnanc... More
Plum Brook: J1-Site, NASA Glenn Research Center
Plum Brook J1 - Site test of a 28,000 pound Nuclear Transfer Copper Engine. This facility is located at Plum Brook Station, John H. Glenn Research Center, formerly, Lewis Research Center.
Ariane 5 Payload Fairing Test. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA Glenn conducted a test on the Ariane 5 Payload Fairing at Plum Brook’s Space Power Facility (SPF). The test was to qualify a new horizontal pyrotechnic separation system, which blew the two fairing halves ... More
Solar Array Test. NASA public domain image colelction.
ATK Solar Array Deployment Test at NASA Plum Brook Station Space Power Facility.
Gamma-Ray Imager. NASA public domain image colelction.
Gamma-Ray Imager/Polarimeter for Solar Flares (GRIPS) Test Hardware at NASA's Plum Brook Station B-2 Facility.
Orion Crew Module Adapter. NASA public domain image colelction.
Offloading of the Orion Crew Module Adapter, CMA, at Plum Brook Station. The adapter will connect Orion’s crew module to a service module provided by ESA (European Space Agency). NASA is preparing for a series ... More
European Service Module Lift and Tilt Operation
European Service Module Lift and Tilt Operation in the Assembly High Bay at Plum Brook Station’s Space Power Facility (SPF).
National Lab Day. NASA public domain image colelction.
Activities at National Lab Day held at NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, OH.
Plum Brook Station Open House - 2016
Astronaut Sunita Williams gives a talk at NASA's Plum Brook Station. In June, NASA Glenn hosted an Open House at Plum Brook Station in Sandusky to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Center. Thousands of peop... More
NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
Front view of NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after it touched down at Mansfield’s Lahm Airport in November, 2015. The crew delivered the crew module adaptor for Orion’s testing at NASA's Plum Brook Station next year.
Morpheus Lander. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA's Morpheus Project has developed and tested a prototype planetary lander capable of vertical takeoff and landing. This is an image of the lander being installed in the B-2 facility for testing at Plum Brook Station.