Space Simulation

The space simulation department of Stork Garwood Laboratories in California boasts an experienced and professional engineering staff, capable of providing state-of-the-art ambient pressure and vacuum testing.

Stork facilities and resources for space simulation testing include:

• Vacuum outgassing/degassing.
• Contamination free turbo-molecular pump and cryogenic pump technology.
• Class 100 cleanroom.
• Vacuum test facilities include bell jar to an 8 foot diameter space vacuum simulator.
• Orbital (Cycling) and/or thermal vacuum bakeout simulation.
• Test units ranging from "clean sensitive" small components such as solar cells to large flight articles such as solar panels, optics and reflectors.
• ESD protection, pressure and independent thermal alarms, redundant LN2 solenoid valves, pressure instrumentation and fail-safe pump valves.
• Residual Gas Analyzer (RGA), Temperature Controlled Quartz Crystal Microbalance(TQCM) and Cold Finger/Plates.
• Round-the-clock monitoring by experienced, professional staff.
• Lockdown and blackout capabilities for classified testing.
• Specialists in rapid GEO/LEO thermal cycling.
• 240 Vac 3 phase
• 440 Vac 3 phase

Stork's vacuum test facilities include a 4' Dia. X 4' deep system with cylindrical shroud plus 3' X 3' LN2 platten, and an 18" Dia. X 24" tall bell jar system.

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Stork locations offering Space Simulation services:

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