Goddard Engineering and Technology Directorate

A view high above the Integration and Test complex (center) places it in the broader context of the NASA Goddard campus. Building 29, the prominent rectangular structure, is home to the largest high-bay clean room in the world. The circular building left of center houses the High Capacity Centrifuge, which is used to simulate launch and landing loads on spacecraft hardware. Imaged Oct. 5, 2023, looking south-southwest.

ETD Facilities Listing

Collaborative Expertise and Unique Facilities to Engineer the Future

ETD facilities are equipped with unique technical spaces that enable the development of innovative science and technology. Exploring uncharted territory, our engineering teams work across various disciplines to ensure mission success.

  • Thermal Technology Development & Demonstration (T2D2) Personnel closing the PACE Earth Coverage Antenna Hat Coupler in the Dynavac Thermal Vacuum Chamber.

    Thermal Technology Development and Demonstration (T2D2) Facility 

    The Thermal Technology Development and Demonstration (T2D2) Facility serves as a comprehensive hub for research in both thermal and non-thermal technologies. It specializes in the thermal vacuum qualification…

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  • Engineer Felix Threat and Goddard’s 2-meter diameter, thin films coating chamber

    Thin Films Coating Laboratory

    The coating facility provides custom solutions to optical thin film design and deposition process tasks to meet the most challenging spectral efficiency and environmental requirements. The coatings group provides expertise in extreme ultraviolet, far-ultraviolet, and visible…

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  • Propulsion technician and engineer assemble a Rocket Engine Module (REM) for the Europa Clipper mission.

    Propulsion Lab

    The Propulsion Lab features a 1,200 sq. ft. clean tent for the development, assembly, integration, and testing of in-space propulsion and fluid systems. Adjacent labs provide additional space and equipment for precision cleaning and pressure testing. Three orbital gas tungsten arc weld…

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  • PACE spacecraft being loaded into the Space Environment Simulator

    Space Environment Simulator

    The Space Environment Simulator at Goddard Space Flight Center is a large, vertically oriented thermal vacuum chamber with an internal test volume of 27’ in diameter and 40’ in height.  The chamber dome is rolled back to allow for test articles to be lifted into the chamber from the main floor via crane, while chamber…

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