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Zero Gravity Facility

Zero Gravity Facility at Lewis Research Center, now known as John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. This is a tunnel view looking up from level 5. This tower drops 460 feet and allows scientists 5.18 seconds of micro-gravity. By comparison, the Washington Monument is 555 feet tall.

 

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Image Number: C1966-3680

Date: September 12, 1966

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Taken on September 12, 1966