
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.
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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 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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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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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…
