The Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility, formerly known as Plum Brook Station, is a remote test facility for NASA's Glenn Research Center. Located in Sandusky, Ohio, it houses world-class test facilities, including the Space Environments Complex, which simulates the conditions of space for testing spacecraft and hardware. These facilities are used by NASA, private industry, and other government organizations to perform complex and innovative ground tests for the international space community. Key space-related products and services include environmental testing, propulsion research, and cryogenic component testing.
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The combined Orion spacecraft will undergo testing at Kennedy Space Center before going to NASA’s Plum Brook Facility in Ohio in September for thermal vacuum testing and is scheduled to return to Kennedy Space Center in early 2020 for launch preparations.