Facilities
![The ASDF is used by many groups at the Laboratory to test prototype autonomous systems.](/sites/default/files/styles/facility_list/public/facility/image/2018-05/513286-067D.jpg?h=e295ff8c&itok=jkUdiN8q)
Autonomous Systems Development Facility
Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts
The ASDF provides a space for various programs across the Laboratory to test prototype autonomous systems.
![Engineers load a satellite into an ETL space simulation chamber for testing.](/sites/default/files/styles/facility_list/public/facility/image/2018-04/SensorSat_TVAC.png?h=ec1d82b5&itok=FxRwStRO)
Environmental Test Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
In the Environmental Test Laboratory, Laboratory staff can test the operability and durability of prototype systems by placing these systems in simulated environments.