Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
E85323
The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory is NASA’s massive underwater training facility where astronauts rehearse spacewalks and practice working in microgravity-like conditions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neutral Buoyancy Facility | 1 |
| Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (historical) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA facility
ⓘ
astronaut training facility ⓘ underwater training facility ⓘ |
| contains | large training pool ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | NBL ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePoolDepth | about 12 meters ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePoolLength | about 62 meters ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePoolVolume |
about 23.5 million liters
ⓘ
about 6.2 million gallons ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePoolWidth | about 31 meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
full-scale International Space Station mockups
ⓘ
space shuttle payload bay mockups ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
developing EVA tools and techniques
ⓘ
training international partner astronauts ⓘ validating spacewalk timelines ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse |
astronaut spacewalk training
ⓘ
extravehicular activity training ⓘ microgravity simulation ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
emergency egress systems
ⓘ
overhead cranes ⓘ underwater communications systems ⓘ water quality control systems ⓘ |
| hasStaff |
divers
ⓘ
flight controllers ⓘ instructors ⓘ safety personnel ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Sonny Carter Training Facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| opened | 1997 ⓘ |
| operator |
Johnson Space Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| ownedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| replaced | Weightless Environment Training Facility ⓘ |
| simulates |
microgravity conditions
ⓘ
weightlessness ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | extravehicular activity planning ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
Artemis program
ⓘ
International Space Station program ⓘ |
| trainingMethod | neutral buoyancy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
International Space Station assembly training
ⓘ
International Space Station maintenance training ⓘ contingency spacewalk training ⓘ spacewalk procedure rehearsal ⓘ tool and hardware evaluation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neutral Buoyancy Facility
this entity surface form:
Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (historical)