Wallops Capabilities
Discover the Wallops Flight Facility — NASA's one-of-a-kind launch range and a true national treasure!
Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) about Wallops Capabilities
Whether you’re a commercial business, state agency, or federal organization, Wallops is your go-to destination for cutting-edge instrumentation, testing, airborne operations, and suborbital and orbital science missions. Let us help power your next big mission!
Engineering & Technical Support
| Engineering Support | Full-lifecycle engineering support with expertise in guidance navigation and control, systems engineering, mechanical, electrical, and software systems. WFF’s engineering team and facilities support balloon, small satellite, and suborbital missions, with tools available in the Mission Planning Lab. |
| Support Services | Comprehensive mission support through a variety of facilities, including high bay assembly buildings, clean rooms, bridge cranes, aircraft operations hangars, an airfield, a Mission Operations Control Center, and an Integration and Control Facility. |
Integration & Testing
| Electrical Integration and Testing | WFF features the following buildings and services to assist in Electrical Integration and Testing: EMI/EMC Measurement Facility, Anechoic Chamber, GPS Simulation Lab, Radar Lab, Microwave Lab, Electrical Lab, and Telemetry Ground Stations. |
| Mechanical Integration and Testing | Full-service Mechanical Integration and Testing capabilities, backed by dedicated facilities including Thermal Vacuum Chambers, PV/T Vacuum Chamber, Altitude Bell Jar, Environmental Test Chamber, Vibration Test Facilities, Balancing Machines, Mass Properties Measurement System, Spin Deployment Facility, and Bend Test Facility. |
| Payload Fabrication, Integration, and Testing | End-to-end Payload Fabrication, Integration, and Testing support through a comprehensive set of facilities, including Clean Rooms, Payload Fabrication and Processing Facilities, Attitude Control System Testing, Sounding Rocket and SmallSat Payload Integration, Solar Simulator, Balloon Research and Development Laboratory, Rideshare Mission Integration Services, and Multi-Payload Processing capabilities. |
Launch & Mission Operations
| Coastal Research Support | With direct access to the Atlantic Ocean and associated waterways, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility is uniquely positioned to support coastal studies, providing access and hands-on assistance in managing research efforts that advance Earth science initiatives |
| Launch Support Services | Wallops offers suborbital and orbital launch services, supporting sounding rockets, balloons, and scientific aircraft for Earth and space science missions. WFF robust launch infrastructure includes a large ocean range, airport, hangars, and worldwide mobile range services covering Radar, Telemetry, Range Control, Weather, Surveillance, and Command, with capabilities spanning suborbital and orbital expendable launch vehicle (ELV) operations. |
| Project Management | Streamlined project management services to support the full planning and execution of assigned missions, including instrumentation support, range and launch readiness reviews, and coordination toward Authority to Proceed. Project Management is tailored to ‘Do No Harm’ missions, ensuring rightsized Mission Assurance without compromising safety. |
