NASA is a major partner and customer for 9 of 23 companies, indicating the value these testing capabilities have for core American space exploration. Key facilities of note include the Moog Test Engine Facility, one of the most prominent rocket testing facilities in the country, as well as the New York UAS Test Site, which is the largest indoor/outdoor unmanned aerial system testing facility in the United States.
Empire Space has conducted in-depth stakeholder surveys to identify gaps and challenges to growth, with access to greater testing capabilities listed as a key concern. This comprehensive list highlights existing testing capabilities provided by New York space and aerospace companies, with the goal of raising their visibility and increasing their connectivity to partners across New York’s space economy.
Empire Space is also working with key organizations such as the New York Consortium for Space Technology to develop new research and testing capabilities to complement those on this list and expand testing availability for New York’s space companies.
We encourage interested partners to contact these companies directly, or reach out to Empire Space at info@empirespace.org for further consultation.
Testing resources/capabilities defined:
Flight testing
Jet engine testing
Liquid penetration inspection
Magnetic particle inspection
Space systems testing
Systems Integration and testing
Wind tunnel testing
Aerospace laboratories
Icing research testing
Hypersonic testing
Chemical testing
Environmental systems testing
Shock & vibration testing
Optical testing
Polymer and metallurgical testing
Multi-axis testing
Hermetic seal testing
Abrasion testing
And many more!
Pro tip: use these defined resources/capabilities to search this article for those that you're looking for!
Liquid Penetrant Inspection - Performed using fluorescent dyes to reveal surface defects on any material.
Magnetic Particle Inspection - Applied to ferromagnetic materials, uses fluorescent particles and electric currents to create magnetic fields that reveal surface and sub-surface irregularities.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Specializes in testing and paint/coating solutions for aerospace customers.
System Integration & Testing - Program planning, hardware design, environmental testing, control system integration and testing, destruction testing, lunar regolith testing, hydraulic and fluid system design and integration, and electronic testing for extreme environments.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Customer base includes NASA.
Space Systems Testing - High resolution, high precision test instrumentation, automated test equipment incorporating hardware design and software integration, Test program set (TPS) development and integration, design verification and acceptance testing, on-site commissioning (including installation, calibration, and training), configuration-controlled documentation (including drawings, user manuals, and spares lists), logistics and ongoing support, including maintenance, repair, spares, training, and other services, and detailed obsolescence management.
Also provides a wide range of testing instrumentation.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Long history of various testing programs for space electrical systems.
Wind Tunnel Testing - Trans-sonic wind tunnel testing and force measurement systems.
Flight Testing - Capabilities include satellite communications, advanced flight, mission systems, in-flight simulation, autonomy (including AI and remote fight testing,
Jet Engine Test Solutions - Engine test facilities, aeroacoustic solutions, engine test adapters, and engine test nacelle equipment.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Industry leading advanced aerospace testing facility.
Aerospace Testing Laboratories
Chemical analysis - Alloy identification*, complete chemistries*, *All ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, organic materials classification, solution analysis (plating, etching, cleaning).
Corrosion & Wear Testing - Humidity, salt-spray, salt-water exposure. Taber, four ball wear testing, BOCL. Tape adhesion, pencil hardness, scrape/scratch testing. XRF, eddy current, kocour thickness testing.
Environmental testing of electrical connectors and passive electronic components - Electric & climatic tests, mechanical tests, and calibration.
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Mechanical properties evaluation - Tensile (room & elevated temperature), stress-rupture (room & elevated temperature), charpy impact testing.
Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Radiography (NAVSEA 250-1500-1)
Product/Material Evaluation - Research & development (product, process, application), failure analysis, systems consultation services.
Scanning electron microscopy - Energy dispersive spectroscopy & light element detection, wavelength dispersive spectroscopy, failure analysis & fractography, dot-mapping & fatigue alignment.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Extensive testing and development facilities including space life support and space propulsion for customers including NASA's Orion and Space Launch System programs.
LeClerc Icing Research Laboratory - Capability to simulate the wide variety of icing environments encountered by aircraft under actual operating conditions of wind speed, liquid water content, droplet size and extreme low temperature conditions.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Specializes in aerospace-related temperature control and ice protection, large testing facilities include the largest privately-held ice wind tunnel in the US. Clients include NASA's SLS program.
Hypersonic Ground Test - Capabilities have been developed and designed to replicate flight enthalpies (velocities) and altitudes where Government and commercial hypersonic systems operate and require detailed evaluation.
Hypersonic Flight Test - The CUBRC Aerosciences team recently had the honor of being a co-PI on the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Boundary Layer Turbulence (BOLT II) flight test.
Chemical Defense Test Facilities - Certified by the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). This enables the use of live chemical warfare agents to perform testing of defensive technologies including detection, decontamination, and personal and collective protection systems.
Biological & Medical Research Testing - Array of pre-clinical and non-clinical in vitro assays and other test methodologies including ASTM and DoD Test Operation Procedures
Space & Aerospace Applications - The CUBRC Aerosciences team executes hypersonic ground testing, hypersonic flight testing support, cutting-edge computational modeling and analysis, and unique capability development. Customers include the US Government and its contractors, providing them with critical test results and analysis for the defense of the nation, space exploration, and the advancement of the understanding and modeling of fundamental hypersonic flow physics.
Environmental Testing Services
Low pressure altitude testing
Rapid and explosive decompression testing
Temperature testing
Fluid contamination testing
Overpressure testing
Solar Radiation testing
Fungus testing
Salt fog testing
Salt & dust testing
Explosive atmosphere testing
Immersion testing
Ice & freezing rain testing
Thermal vacuum testing
Wind & rain testing
Temperature & humidity testing
Combined environment testing
Ordnance Release Testing
Bomb rack tests
Missile launch qualification testing
Lanyard quick release
Safety & Survival Testing
Windblast testing
Aircrew equipment testing
Pneumatic testing
Equipment testing
Custom Test Stands
Dynamics & Vibration Testing
Vibration testing
Shock testing
Low frequency/seismic testing
Acceleration testing
Acoustic noise testing
EMI/EMC Testing
EMI testing
RCA/DO-160 testing
Positive train control testing
Electromagnetic pulse testing
Shielding effectiveness testing
Lightning testing
Other electrical tests - high power, power quality, electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Electrical testing facilities - Features six semi-anechoic chambers of various sizes, including our large, climate-controlled Three-Meter chamber, which can accommodate large test items and is used to perform testing activities in support of the FCC Declaration of Conformity and Certification for the specifications listed on our A2LA Scope of Accreditation. Also possesses a GTEM chamber, a reverberation chamber, and a shielded screen chamber that can be configured for different power or frequency ranges.
Shipboard Power & Magnetic Field Testing
1,000 V and 2,500 V Voltage Spike Tests - 3-phase or 2-wire configured test items using an isolated power source, as required by the specification, in accordance with Appendix A of MIL-STD-1399, Section 300A.
DC Magnetic Field Susceptibility Testing - Specified in MIL-STD-1399, Section 070, and performed by DTB’s engineers and technicians; our largest test coil has internal dimensions of 17 ft. by 10 ft.
MIL-STD-461D, E, and F Testing - Up to 200 Amp/phase of 440 VAC, 3-phase, 60 Hz ungrounded filtered power; and 115 VAC, line-to-line, 3-phase, 60 Hz ungrounded filtered power, in accordance with MIL-STD-1399, Section 300A.
Structural Testing
Static & fatigue testing
Flight test support
Hydraulic pressure testing
Catapult & arresting gear testing
Helicopter parts testing
Coupon & component structural testing
DTB Battery Testing Service
Battery packs
Chargers
Primary battery systems &alkaline, lithium)
Service disconnects
Super capacitors
Wire harnesses
Uninterruptible power supplies
Optical Test Lab
ASTM F 801 and ASTM D 2156.
Luminous transmittance, per ASTM D 1003; ATPD 2352, Section 4.4.1; PMA202-07001; MIL-DTL-62420; ASTM F 659; and ANSI/SAE Z26.1.
Photopic, scotopic, and night vision goggle response functions.
Standardized light sources A and C.
Haze, per ASTM D 1003; ATPD 2352, Section 4.4.2; PMA202-07001; ASTM F 659; and ANSI/SAE Z26.1.
Taber surface abrasion resistance testing for interior and exterior (threat surface) wear, per: ATPD 2352, Section 4.3.6; ANSI/SAE Z26.1; and ASTM D 1044.
Optical deviation, per ATPD 2352, Section 4.4.3; ASTM F 801; and MIL-DTL-62420.
Optical distortion, per ATPD 2352, Section 4.4.4, and ASTM D 2156.
Prismatic deviation, per PMA202-07001 and ASTM F 659.
Spherical and cylindrical power, per PMA202-07001, ASTM F 659, and MIL-DTL-62420.
Spectrophotometer is an integrated system designed to measure luminous transmittance, as well as haze, with respect to both A and C illuminants.
Space & Aerospace Applications - Highly specialized testing and engineering services, including those used in the aerospace industry.
Vacuum technology for TVAC testing in space qualification
Space & Aerospace Applications - US based location of a global vacuum pump firm that contributes to the semiconductor and aerospace industry. They also offer vacuum technology for TVAC testing for spaceflight qualification.
Acid Digestion
Aggressive Machining Evaluation
Analytical Services
Axial Fatigue Testing
Bond Strength Testing
Charpy Impact Testing
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Analysis of Metals
Chemical Analysis of Polymers
Cleanliness Testing
Coatings Testing
Combustion Testing
Composite Layup
Compression Testing
Corrosion Analysis of Metals
Corrosion Testing
Creep/Stress Rupture Testing
Cryogenic and High-Temperature Testing
Custom Engineering
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Testing
Electrochemical Corrosion Testing
Failure Analysis
Fatigue Testing
Flammability Testing
Flexural Testing
Fracture Mechanics Testing
GE Central Coatings Lab
Gravimetric Density Testing
Hardness Testing
High-Temperature Fatigue Testing
ICP Chemical Analysis
ICP-MS Chemical Analysis
Ion Chromatography Analysis
Lap Shear Testing
Material Identification of Metals
Material Identification of Polymers
Mechanical Fatigue
Mechanical Testing
Mechanical Testing of Polymers
Melt Flow Index Testing
Metallography
Metallurgical Testing
Microhardness
Microstructural Analysis and Evaluation of Metals
Microstructure 3D
OES Analysis
Physical Testing of Polymers
Pipeline Integrity Testing
Polymer Testing
Polymer Testing - Physical
Powder Chemical Analysis
Pre-Preg Testing
Rotating Beam Fatigue Testing
Salt Spray Testing
Sealant Adhesion Testing
SEM-EDS
Shear Fatigue Testing
Specific Gravity Density Testing
Taber Abrasion Testing
Tensile Testing
Tensile Testing of Polymers
Thermal Spray Coating Analysis
TOC
Waterjet Testing
Weld Qualification Testing
Weld/Braze Evaluation
XRD
XRF
Space & Aerospace Applications - Advanced aerospace materials testing facility.
Aerospace Testing
Mechanical Testing
Tensile Testing
Fatigue Testing
Vibration Testing
Proof Load Testing
Bend Testing
Solid Modeling & Finite Element Analysis
Modal & Vibration Analysis
Junker Testing
Creep & Stress Rupture Testing
Crack & Fracture Testing
Material & Coating Testing
Ceramic Coating Testing
JETS Testing
Furnace Cycle Testing
Friction & Wear Testing
Hot Corrosion Testing
Erosion Testing
Space & Aerospace Applications - Offers a wide variety of destructive and non-destructive aerospace testing capabilities.
LRU & Power System Testing
Space & Aerospace Applications - Provides high quality testing capabilities for power supply systems with defense, aerospace, and space applications.
Metallurgical Services
Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Metallography/Photomicrography
Microhardness (Knoop/Vickers)
Case Depth/Decarburization Evaluations
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Intergranular Attack
Corrosion Evaluations
Conductivity Evaluations
Plating/Coating Thickness & Hardness Evaluations
Mechanical Testing
Tensile/Compression/Proof Load Testing
Fastener Testing
Shear Testing
Charpy Impact Testing
Hardness Testing
Bend Testing
Chemical Analysis
Metals
Paints
Coatings
Plastics/Polymers
Space & Aerospace Applications - Certified metallurgical testing facility with experience serving the aerospace industry.
pH Test Products
Space & Aerospace Applications - Customers include NASA's Orion program.
Electrical Testing
Full suite of Synopsys and Cadence Tools Including Simulators, Translators and Cross-Compilers:
More than four decades of experience serving aerospace & defense, space and commercial markets.
Over 30 ATE platforms with peripheral engineering and production equipment
Full suite of Synopsys and Cadence tools including simulators, translators, and cross-compilers.
Ability to handle high-volume, low-volume, customized and application-specific testing
Complete test development, migration and military temperature qualification for hi-reliability products.
Custom-built hardware including load boards, probe cards, change kits and custom fixtures.
Rapid ATE program conversions for cost reduction and end-of-life needs.
At-speed testing, characterization, fault grading, node testing, internal node testing, delay testing, cycle-to-cycle debug and correlation.
Test flows for legacy, diminished manufacturing sources and end-of-life products.
Component Inspection
Acoustic Microscopy
Uses sound waves to non-destructively view the inside of molded packages, AM can detect delamination outside the limits of J-STD-020 to ensure a long service life free of internal corrosion.
X-Ray
One of the best possible ways to find faults of all kinds: poor wetting and insufficient reflow, joint density, ball irregularities, bridges between solder balls, voiding, shorts, and so on. Our x-ray inspection can be automated, enabling us to set inspection parameters and process a large volume of PCBs quickly.
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Using the latest x-ray fluorescence (XRF) scanning equipment, we can perform a wide range of tests on electronic components and fabrication materials to screen for restricted substances (e.g. lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium) above specified limits. Can verify compliance with Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and End of Life Vehicle (ELV) directives.
Environmental Testing
Micross utilizes environmental chambers to accelerate deterioration and shorten test cycles by varying temperature and pressure. Our environmental testing capabilities include high and low temperature operating limits (HTOL/LTOL), highly accelerated stress test (HAST), high temperature storage life (HTSL), temperature humidity bias (THB) and many others.
Key Reliability Test Services (not inclusive, contact for additional offerings):
Acoustic Microscopy
Autoclave
Ball / Die Shear
EFR Analysis
ESD/Latch-up
Fine/Gross Leak — Kr85
Mechanical Shock, Vibration, Acceleration
Particle Impact Noise Detection (PIND)
Salt Atmosphere
Shadow Moiré/Warpage Analysis
Solderability
Temperature/Power Cycle Operating Life
Thermal Shock
X-Ray
Other Level III & Sub System
Reliability Testing
Accelerated Evaluation & Qualification
Advanced Chamberless Burn-in (RF device testing)
Board-level Solder Joint Reliability
Mechanical Testing
High-reliability Qualification
Device characterization / Feasibility Analysis
Multiple package/product evaluation
High-powered, liquid and RF burn-in
Space & Aerospace Applications - Client list includes NASA and other aerospace giants.
RF Test Solutions
Modular Test Systems
Mesh Network Test Systems
High Power Test Systems
Space & Aerospace Applications - Customers include NASA's Orion program.
Aerospace Testing
Aerospace Test Controller
Simulation Tables
Multi-Axis Test Systems
4-Poster Test Rings
Test Controllers & Software
Turret Test Systems
Driver Simulators
Vibration Isolation Benches
Gravity Offloaders - Zero G Simulation
Integrated Test Suite
Space & Aerospace Applications - Facility developed in 2016 to replace Niagara Falls facility and expand rocket testing capabilities.
Space & Aerospace Applications - The largest indoor/outdoor instrumented UAS research facility in the United States, adjacent Operations Center, presents a cutting-edge experimentation environment.
Residual Gas Analysis Testing
Internal Vapor Analysis
High-Resolution IVA
Gas Cylinder Analysis
Organic Mass Spectrometry
Getter Sorption Testing
Hermetic Seal Testing
Helium Fine and Dry Gross Leak Testing
Krypton-85 Fine and Gross Leak Testing
Helium Fine Leak Hermicity Testing
Gross Leak Testing Processes
Leak Site Identification
Materials Outgassing Analysis
Materials Outgassing Characterization Studies
Ultra-High Vacuum Evolved Gas Analysis
ASTM E595 Outgassing Testing
Thermal Gravimetric Analysis - Mass Spectrometry
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Testing
IPC-A-600 PCB Testing
IPC-TM-650 A/B and D Coupon Testing
IPC-TM-650 Thermal Stress Testing
Component Analysis
Destructive Physical Analysis
Construction Analysis
Failure Analysis
Ion Milling
Acoustic Microscopy
Particle Impact Noise Detection
Steam Aging/Solderability
Acid Decapsulation of Electronic Components
Micro Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
X-Ray Fluorescence Elemental Analysis
Environmental Testing
Accelerated Bias Aging (HTOL, HTGB, HTRB)
Autoclave
Biased Highly Accelerated Stress Test (BHAST)
Cyclic Moisture Resistance
Damp Heat Test (85°C / 85%RH or 75°C / 90%RH)
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage
Hermeticity Testing (Ambient or Heated)
High Temperature Storage Test (up to 300°C)
Highly Accelerated Stress Test (HAST)
Insulation Resistance
Low Temperature Storage Test (down to -68°C)
Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)
Powered Temperature Cycling
Preconditioning or SMD Preconditioning Testing
Salt Atmosphere Testing
Steam Aging
Temperature Humidity
Temperature Cycling
Thermal Shock Testing
Mechanical Testing
Constant Acceleration Testing
Fiber Integrity Testing
Transportation Testing
Mechanical Shock Testing
Random Vibration Testing
Resistance to Solvent Testing
Semiconductor Parametric Testing
Variable Frequency Vibration Testing
Solder Heat Resistance Testing
Physical Dimension Testing
Electrical Testing
Accelerated Bias Aging
Capacitance & Dissipation Factor Testing
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage
Intermittent Operating Life Testing
Insulation Resistance Testing
Optoelectric Testing
Semiconductor Parametric Testing
Space & Aerospace Applications - Provides high quality testing for microelectronics and other materials used in various aerospace and military sectors. Customers include NASA's Orion and SLS programs.
Propulsion Testing
Suite of signal conditioning products was developed for measurement challenges like those encountered in testing rocket engines. Products incorporate unique and proprietary signal conditioning technology that provides unmatched data quality for both static and dynamic sensor measurements.
Underwater Acoustics & Sonar Testing
Acoustic measurements are made using a range of sensors, including inline pre-amps, IEPE accelerometers, IEPE/charge microphones, and specialized voltage line drive (CVLD) accelerometers.
Rotating Machine Testing
Hundreds of sensors and lead wires collect data on pressure, strain, vibration, and temperature while exposed to a high-temperature test environment with many potential noise sources.
Shock & Vibration Measurement
Wind Tunnel Testing Instrumentation
Space & Aerospace Applications - Precision Filters' suite of signal conditioning products was developed for measurement challenges like those encountered in testing rocket engines.
Fabric Stiffness Tester
Rotary Platform Abrasion Tester
Linear Abrasion Testing
Reciprocating Abrasion Testing
Shear/Scratch Testing
Multi-Finger Scratch/Mar Testing
Stiffness Testing
Oscillating Sand Abrasion Testing
Webbing Abrasion Testing
Space & Aerospace Applications - Offers a range of aerospace manufacturing, engineering, and testing capabilities. Customers include NASA's Orion, Gateway, and Exploration Ground Systems programs.
Protocol Analyzers & Testing
PCIe, NVMe and CXL Testing
SSD Device Testing and CXL Memory Device Testing
Waveform Function Generator Testing
Valve Testing Products & Services
Space & Aerospace Applications - Offers a wide range of electronic testing capabilities for sensors, oscilloscopes, and calibrators with a series of military, space, and aerospace applications.
New York space companies offer hundreds of diverse testing capabilities that serve many key sectors of the American space and aerospace industries, including key customers like NASA. Empire Space will continue to document and promote these capabilities and work to bring new capabilities online to support New York’s space economy in the years ahead.