A unique construction project with interstellar implications has turned a formerly empty field into a leading-edge world-class research facility that just might pave the way to the stars. This 600-foot long, 110,000 square foot state-of-the-art research and testing facility, built on a 24-acre site, includes about 15,000 square feet of office space area; the rest of the space is devoted to laboratory research areas. NASA officials state, “This will be the epicenter of the effort to move the U.S. space program beyond the confines of conventional chemical propulsion into an era of greatly improved access to space and rapid transit through the solar system”. It is also described as “advanced energy sources, including highly energetic chemical reactions, solar energy, and processes based on fission antimatter”.

NASA calls the Propulsion Research Laboratory a “world-class laboratory for research into the future of space transportation technologies”. Baggette was proud to play a part in embarking on the cutting-edge of research that could one day improve access to orbit, open the space frontier for ambitious exploration, and strengthen commercial development and human exploration of space.