About ATDC

The ATDC project is a NASA-led research and development project to provide infrastructure to test, demonstrate and qualify new Spaceport Technologies. The ATDC will allow for full-scale demonstration, testing and qualification of Spaceport Technologies within infrastructure that accurately resembles a launch environment. Spaceport Technology projects under development, that show promise in a laboratory environment, can be deployed and qualified at the ATDC under "real world" conditions.

The ATDC is housed at Space Launch Complex (SLC) 20 at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS); SLC 20 use is shared with the Florida Air National Guard to make effective use of pooled assets in support Spaceport and Range Technology Development.

The ATDC is being developed in Project Phases to provide capability for:

• Liquid Oxygen Systems
  
• Liquid Hydrogen Systems
  
• Umbilicals, Checkout and Control, and Instrumentation Systems using a "Test Demonstrator" Rocket Structure
  
• High Pressure Gaseous Nitrogen and Helium
  
• Emerging Technologies

Quick Links

ATDC Vision Statement

ATDC Overview Presentation

ATDC News - Read about our accomplishments and events

High Level ATDC Pitch

ATDC Photo Tour

ATDC Photo Album

Complex 20 Video Feeds - Live camera view from Complex 20