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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.


  • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Primary Mirror Assembly in the Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility (SSDIF).

    Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility (SSDIF)

    The Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility (SSDIF), established in 1989, is the largest ISO 7 cleanroom in the United States, spanning 1.3 million cubic feet. Originally designed to accommodate…

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  • 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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  • 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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The Engineering and Technology Directorate at NASA Goddard designs, builds, and develops space flight technology for American leadership in space. The technical workforce brings this expertise to NASA’s portfolio and supports mission partnerships across the whole of government and industry.

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