Virtual tour of Simi field lab


In cooperation with NASA, the National Park Service’s Heritage Documentation Program has produced an interactive, virtual tour of the test stand areas at the Santa Susana Field Lab in the southern hills of Simi Valley.

The tour features 360-degree views of the three test areas and surrounding landscape, as well as the interiors of the test stands.

The documentation includes the six rocket test stands in the Alfa, Bravo and Coca test areas.

Each test stand is eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, given their significance in the contexts of the Cold War and space exploration and for their achievements in engineering and design.

Along with the virtual tour, the Santa Susana Field Laboratory Documentation Project includes photography, 3D modeling, laser scans, animation and drawings.

The Historic Documentation Program administers the Historic American Buildings Survey and its companion programs the Historic American Engineering Record and the Historic American Landscapes Survey.

Records of this and more than 40,000 other historic sites are maintained in a special collection at the Library of Congress.

To access the tour, visit www.nps.gov/hdp/exhibits/ssfl/intro.