Space Vehicle Mockup Facility

The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) is a large open space area located inside Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston. It consists of a 200 meter long room that houses 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]

Space Vehicle Mockup Facility

A wide angle panorama of the ISS mock-up area
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Built	1967
Location	Johnson Space Center
Coordinates	29°33′37″N 95°05′16″W
Industry	Astronaut training
Employees	1100+
Buildings	1
Area	42,500 square meters
Address	Building 9 at the Johnson Space Center
Owner(s)	NASA

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

The International Space Station modules are 1:1 scale and are maintained as accurate as possible to the real spacecraft in orbit. The facility also has a 1/6th gravity simulator and Mars Rover test vehicles. An industrial door at the North End, and overhead cranes allows the installation of new mockup spacecraft to be loaded into the facility. Space Center Houston allows a level 9 VIP tourist access to the entire training facility.