Space simulator
A space simulator is a system that tries to replicate or simulate outer space and/or the experience of space flight in a spacecraft as closely and realistically as possible. This includes full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic rams and controlled by state of the art computer technology; elaborate watertanks for simulation of weightlessness; and devices used by scientists to study the physics and environment of outer space.
Space flight simulators are used almost solely by the aerospace industry and the military for cosmonaut/astronaut training, disaster simulation and spacecraft design. Examples of devices that simulate the environment of outer space include the Large Space Simulator at the European Space Research and Technology Centre[1] and The Space Simulator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "New Device Allows Safe And Fast Access To Large Space Simulator" (HTML). Science Daily. March 27, 2005. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050325162237.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "The Space Simulator –– Modeling The Universe On A Budget" (HTML). Science Daily. June 23, 2004. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/06/040623082018.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
[edit] External links
- Description of Large Space Simulator at ESTEC
- Standard3D Stereoscopic Space Simulator including 30 exoplanets
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