CryogenicsTesting Laboratory (CTL)OverviewThe CTL provides quick response cryogenic troubleshooting, and test and development capability, to support Kennedy Space Center processing and launch activities. The laboratory also performs focused research and development in areas such as thermal insulation systems, cryogenic component testing and evaluation, and low-temperature applications. The laboratory objectives are to develop materials, produce new technology, and promote engineering for energy-efficient storage, transfer, and use of cryogens and cryogenic propellants on earth and in space. The CTL maintains external partnerships with other government agencies, commercial vendors, and academia to promote technology development and improve the state of the art in materials, components, subsystems, and best practices in the field of cryogenics. Cryogenics Testing Laboratory (CTL) employee working in lab NASACapabilitiesWide array of insulation test cryostats for evaluation of materials and systems (77K to 350K, high vacuum to no vacuum, cylindrical, and flat specimens)Wide array of cryocoolers (approaching 4K) and associated small vacuum chambersLarge scale field test environment in a simulated launch pad propellant transfer system using liquid nitrogenLiquid Hydrogen system with integrated refrigeration for zero boil-off and densification researchClean area (High Efficiency Particulate Air filtration) for component assembly/disassembly and experiment testingSteady state heat flow meterHeat pulse thermal analyzerTotal emittance and solar absorptance reflectometerLiquid natural gas broadband analyzerSmall environmental chamberHigh-capacity gaseous nitrogen flow testLiquid Nitrogen facility storage and distribution systemsLiquid Helium facility storage and portable transfer equipmentHigh-vacuum pumping and instrumentation equipmentHelium mass spectrometer leak detection equipmentAdaptable data acquisition and instrumentation capabilitiesFully equipped general-use laboratory and high-bay workspace