Engineering Labs: Prototype Development Laboratory (PDL)

Tim Evans, a mechanical engineering technician, uses a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to machine a part for a Launch Pad 39B camera enclosure inside the Prototype Development Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 21, 2020. The prototype laboratory designs, fabricates, and tests prototypes, test articles and test support equipment. It has a long history of providing fast solutions to complex operations problems. The lab’s teams of engineers use specialized equipment to produce exacting, one-of-a-kind items made from a range of materials depending on the design. The lab supports projects at Kennedy and at the agency level.

Tim Evans, a mechanical engineering technician, uses a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to machine a part for a Launch Pad 39B camera enclosure inside the Prototype Development Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 21, 2020. The prototype laboratory designs, fabricates, and tests prototypes, test articles and test support equipment. It has a long history of providing fast solutions to complex operations problems. The lab’s teams of engineers use specialized equipment to produce exacting, one-of-a-kind items made from a range of materials depending on the design. The lab supports projects at Kennedy and at the agency level.

Photographer NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Album Kennedy_Testing_for_Artemis_I
Location PDL