About WSTF

    About WSTF


    WSTF Capabilities
    • Remote hazardous testing of reactive, explosive, and toxic materials and fluids
    • Art and culture of performing smart testing
    • Hypergolic fluids materials and systems testing
    • Oxygen materials and systems testing
    • Flight hardware processing
    • Propulsion altitude systems testing

    WSTF Accomplishments
    • Performed development and certification testing of integrated space propulsion systems for Apollo, Skylab, Pioneer, Viking, Cassini, and shuttle
    • Tested rocket propulsion systems for NASA, DOD, DOE, and industry
    • Fired over 550 rocket engines in more than 3.5 million firings to date
    • Developed and refined shuttle loading, checkout and turnaround procedures, propellant protection and disposal methods, precision-cleaning, and propulsion component refurbishment processes
    • Tested over 90% of all nonmetallic materials flown on Apollo and shuttle, including payloads
    • Performed pioneering work in metals combustion, oxygen compatibility, propellant hazards, and detonation phenomena
    • Conducted over 80% of all astronaut approach and landing training missions
    • Provided contingency landing support for every shuttle mission

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