National Historic Landmark · building of public administration · Greenbelt, Maryland

Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility

United States historic place in Greenbelt, Maryland. Built 1966. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1966Listed 1985
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What it is

Wikipedia · Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility

The Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility, also known historically as the Attitude Control Test Facility, is an experimental spacecraft test facility at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1966 to allow the evaluation of magnetic movement in crewed and uncrewed spacecraft, and for the precision calibration of magnetometers used in space flight. The building is constructed of non-magnetic materials and contains a magnetic coil system that allows the cancellation of the Earth's magnetic field. This unique building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressGoddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
CountyPrince George's County
ListedOct 3, 1985
Reference number85002811
Built1966
Type of placebuilding of public administration
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressGoddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Coordinates39.00684, -76.82510 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitBaltimore-Washington Parkway · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyGreenbelt Campground 4 mi · Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 4 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002811. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.