NASA astronaut training facility in Houston, Texas
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
An astronaut training in the NBL
Established
April 1995 (1995-April)[1]
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Operating agency
NASA
Website
www.nasa.gov/johnson/neutral-buoyancy-laboratory/
The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is an astronaut training facility and neutral buoyancy pool operated by NASA and located at the Sonny Carter Training Facility, near the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.[2] The NBL's main feature is a large indoor pool of water,[3] in which astronauts may perform simulated EVA tasks in preparation for upcoming missions. Trainees wear suits designed to provide neutral buoyancy to simulate the microgravity that astronauts experience during spaceflight.
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