Space Vehicle Mockup Facility

The Full Fuselage Trainer of the Orbiter Space Shuttle in the SVMF

The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) is located inside Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston. It includes several Space Shuttle mockups, as well as mockups of every major pressurized module on the International Space Station. It is primarily used for astronaut training and systems familiarization.[1]

Current trainers

Space Shuttle Orbiter Trainers

International Space Station Trainer

Other Facilities

External links

http://dx14.jsc.nasa.gov/svmf.htm

Reference

  1. Space Center Houston Official Souvenir Book. AeroGraphics, Inc. 2016. p. 44.


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