UK testing facilities
UK National Space Propulsion Test Facility
UK Space Agency / STFC, operated by Nammo
Westcott Venture Park, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Propulsion and fluid systems
- Functional and integrated-system testing
Services
Development, qualification and acceptance testing of monopropellant and bipropellant chemical space thrusters; reaction-control, attitude-control and apogee engines; propellant management/conditioning and on-site propellant analysis.
Equipment
Three high-altitude horizontal test facilities at 1,500 N, 30 N and 3 N; stated operating range 100 N to 1,500 N; instrumented thrust stand, thermal cameras, flow/temperature measurements and full data acquisition. Vacuum cell pressure stated as 4.5 mbar for 1.5 kN thrusters and 1.5 mbar for 1 kN thrusters; test-ready in under 15 minutes. Listed propellants include hydrazine, MMH and MON3.
Standards
No accreditation stated on cited page; development, qualification and acceptance test programmes explicitly offered.
Contact
Email: nsptf@stfc.ac.uk
Approximate location
Westcott ยท Town location