UK testing facilities
UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory Assembly, Integration and Test Facilities
University College London, Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Vibration
- Thermal vacuum
- Contamination, outgassing and leak testing
- Functional and integrated-system testing
Services
Space-flight hardware assembly, integration and environmental qualification/acceptance testing; thermal-vacuum, cryogenic, vacuum-bakeout, vibration and contamination-control/outgassing support.
Equipment
20 K and 77 K cryostats, thermal-vacuum and vacuum-bakeout facilities, Ling Dynamics vibration facility, ISO 5/6/8 cleanrooms, residual-gas analysers to 200/300 amu and quartz-crystal microbalances; MSSL thermal-control systems are described as typically 150°C to -250°C in engineering documentation.
Standards
MSSL states its AIT work follows ESA ECSS and NASA standards; no laboratory accreditation stated. ISO cleanroom classes are published as facility conditions, not testing accreditation.
Contact
Email: office@mssl.ucl.ac.uk; Phone: +44 (0)1483 204100; Named contacts: Prof Steve Baker (Space Instrumentation and Enterprise Lead; current role listed on UCL page), Prof Lucie Green (Knowledge Exchange and Impact Lead; current role listed on UCL page)
Approximate location
Holmbury St Mary · Town location