Space Simulation Chambers

Standard Specs

  • Control temperature setpoints and ramp rates
  • Vacuum levels down to 10-7 torr range
  • Spare ports and with multiple feedthrough options
  • Calibrated vacuum gauges
  • Roughing vacuum pump
  • Turbo pump with optional gate valve and bypass pumping setup
  • Viewport on door
  • Vent and purge valves
  • Vacuum Cycle Controller with:
    • Customizable recipes
    • Full integration with valves and gauges
    • Automated vacuum and temperature control
    • Data logging and remote access

Optional Features:

Chamber Size

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Description on Space Simulation Systems:

Key Features:

  • Compliance: We understand that meeting prelaunch qualifications is critical to your success. That’s why we work closely with you to ensure that the systems you receive meet the necessary specifications required for launch qualification. We have built systems for industry standards such as SMC, MIL-STD, ASTM, and GEVS, covering vibration, thermal, and vacuum testing to ensure your system is fully qualified for launch.
  • Extreme Temperature Control: Our space simulation chambers provide a wide temperature range from [insert range, e.g., -100°C to +200°C], mimicking the thermal conditions that spacecraft, satellites, and other aerospace components experience in space. Test your equipment under both extreme cold and heat, ensuring it functions reliably in space missions.

  • Vacuum Simulation: These chambers simulate the vacuum of space with pressures as low as [insert pressure, e.g., 1 x 10⁻⁶ Torr], creating an accurate environment for testing components in low-pressure conditions. Perfect for testing everything from spacecraft systems to individual components that will operate in space.

  • Thermal Cycling & Thermal Vacuum Testing: Simulate both the cold of deep space and the heat from the sun with precise thermal cycling and thermal vacuum capabilities. Perform accelerated lifecycle tests to ensure materials and electronics will not degrade under the stresses of space travel.

  • Radiation Testing (Optional): With additional radiation capabilities, test components against cosmic rays and solar radiation, replicating space conditions and ensuring radiation resistance in critical components such as electronics, sensors, and materials.

  • Real-Time Monitoring & Control: Equipped with advanced control systems, our chambers offer precise monitoring of temperature, pressure, and vacuum conditions. With real-time data logging, you can track and analyze every step of your testing process, ensuring reliable and reproducible results.

  • Large Test Space: Our chambers are designed to accommodate a wide range of spacecraft components, satellites, and systems, from small electronics to large satellite assemblies. Customizable sizes are available to suit your testing needs.

Applications:

  • Aerospace Testing: Validate the performance and durability of spacecraft, satellites, and components such as propulsion systems, power supplies, and communication systems under simulated space conditions.

  • Satellite & Spacecraft Simulation: Test entire satellite systems or individual components such as solar panels, antennas, and sensors to ensure they perform optimally in space environments.

  • Space Robotics & Rovers: Ensure that robotic systems, rovers, and other autonomous spacecraft can function in the extreme conditions of outer space, from temperature fluctuations to vacuum and radiation exposure.

  • Materials Testing: Simulate the space environment to test the strength and durability of materials used in space applications, ensuring they can withstand the vacuum, thermal extremes, and radiation encountered in space.

  • Electronics & Circuit Testing: Validate the performance of electronic components, circuit boards, and power systems, ensuring they function reliably in the harsh conditions of space.

Why Choose Our Space Simulation Chambers?

  • Precision & Reliability: Our chambers are designed to replicate space conditions with high accuracy, providing the ideal environment for testing and validating space-bound components.

  • Customizable Options: Whether you need a small test chamber for individual components or a large chamber for complete spacecraft systems, we offer customizable sizes and configurations to meet your specific testing requirements.

  • Advanced Control & Monitoring: With real-time data logging and precise control over temperature, pressure, and vacuum conditions, our chambers ensure you get reliable, reproducible results every time.

  • Industry Compliance: Our space simulation chambers meet aerospace industry standards, ensuring your products comply with testing regulations and certifications required for space missions.

  • Safe & Easy Operation: Equipped with built-in safety features like over-temperature, over-pressure, and fail-safe shutdown systems, our chambers are designed to ensure safe operation throughout testing.

Why Space Simulation Testing is Essential

Space simulation testing is critical to ensure that components and systems will operate effectively and reliably in the harsh environment of space. Components need to withstand extreme temperature swings, vacuum conditions, and radiation exposure. Testing in a controlled space simulation chamber provides manufacturers and space agencies with the confidence that their products will perform as expected in orbit, reducing the risk of failure during mission-critical operations

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