Space simulator

A space simulator is a system that tries to replicate or simulate outer space as closely and realistically as possible. The experience of spaceflight in a spacecraft is usually part of this. This includes full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic rams and controlled by state of the art computer technology; elaborate watertanks for simulation of weightlessness; and devices used by scientists to study the physics and environment of outer space.

For simulation games, see Space flight simulation game. For the 1994 Microsoft game, see Microsoft Space Simulator.
Neil Armstrong in a Lunar Module simulator prior to his journey to the Moon.

Spaceflight simulators are used almost solely by the aerospace industry and the military for cosmonaut/astronaut training, disaster simulation and spacecraft design. Examples of devices that simulate the environment of outer space include the Large Space Simulator at the European Space Research and Technology Centre[1] and The Space Simulator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.[2]

References
  1. "New Device Allows Safe And Fast Access To Large Space Simulator". Science Daily. March 27, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  2. "The Space Simulator –– Modeling The Universe On A Budget". Science Daily. June 23, 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-23.


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