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The Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility in the Altitude Wind Tunnel
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pilot Joe Algranti tests the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel while researcher Robert Miller looks on. The MASTIF was a three-axis rig with a pilot’s chair mounted in the center to train Project Mercury pilots to bring a spinning spacecraft under control. An astronaut was secured in a foam couch in the center of the rig. The rig then spun on three axes from 2 to 50 rotations per minute.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility in the Altitude Wind Tunnel. NASA/GRC, 1959-12-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1959-C-52235.
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