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B-2 is one of four unique space simulation facilties located at NASA's Plum Brook Station.


C-1998-749: X Stage test Article in the B-2 C-2004-1485: Technicians lowering the Solar array arc jet plume interaction test into B-2
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C2008-1245: B-2 tour stop at the Plum Brook Open House  C2008-1245
Visitors get a rare glimpse of the B-2 facility at Plum Brook Station during an open house held in the spring of 2008.
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C2007-1565: NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams receives a tour of the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber  C2007-1565
NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams receives a tour of the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber.
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C2004-1492: Technicians lower a component into the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber  C2004-1492
Technicians lower a component of the solar array arc jet plume test into the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber.
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C2003-782: Technicians lower the Trace-Lite II Cosmic Ray Sensor into the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber  C2003-782
Technicians lower the Trace-Lite II Cosmic Ray Sensor into the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber.
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C98-1537: Full scale rocket engine firing in the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber  C98-1537
Full-scale rocket engine firing in the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility test chamber.
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C98-749: Technicians prepare a full-scale upper stage rocket engine for testing in the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility  C98-749
Technicians prepare a full-scale upper stage rocket engine for testing in the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility.
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C98-749: Technicians review documentation and setup prior to testing a McDonald Douglas Delta 3 engine in the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility  C96-3528
Technicians review documentation and setup prior to testing a McDonald Douglas Delta 3 engine in the Spacecraft Propulsion Facility.
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Last Updated: July 7, 2008