NASA Marshall demolishes two historic test stands in Huntsville

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, removed two historic test stands — the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility — in carefully coordinated implosions on Jan. 10, 2026.

The demolition of these historic structures is part of a larger project at Marshall that began in spring 2022, the source says. The announcement appeared on NASA Science.

The source material does not provide additional details about the scope or timeline of the larger project or next steps following the implosions.

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Science, Huntsville, Alabama, Dynamic Test Facility, Test Stands, Nasa, Implosions