Landing and Impact Research Facility (Hampton, Virginia)
USA /
Virginia /
Poquoson /
Hampton, Virginia
World
/ USA
/ Virginia
/ Poquoson
World / United States / Virginia
place with historical importance, NASA, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, research and development centre, U.S. National Historic Landmark
Originally built in 1965 for the Apollo program to simulate landing on the moon, now used as a crash test facility. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Lunar Landing Research Facility".
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Landing_Research_Facility
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°6'5"N 76°23'21"W
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- York County, Virginia 20 km
- Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater 41 km