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Explosion Hazards
 WSTF High Energy Blast Facility

The High Energy Blast Facility (HEBF) safely evaluates explosive blasts of solid, cryogenic, and hypergolic propellants.
The facility consists of two test pads remotely controlled from a nearby control center.

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Aerial View of Test Pad 
before 76 m (250 ft) Drop Tower was Erected

Larger View  Interior View of the Control Center
Our capabilities include collecting one million samples per second.
Test studies include Large Scale Liquid Hydrogen and Oxygen Explosions, Hydrogen and Oxygen Vertical Impact Studies, Solid Propellant Testing, and Propellant Reaction Characterization.

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Liquid Hydrogen and Oxygen Fireball 23 kg 
(50 lb test)

For additional information contact Harry Johnson, (505) 524-5723.

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Facilities | Capabilities | Testing | Hydrogen Oxygen Vertical Impact Studies
Large Scale Hydrogen/Oxygen Explosion
 Propellant Reaction Characterization  | Solid Propellants

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Las Cruces, NM 88012

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