(Jon of he Clue Crew delivers the clue from White Sands NASA Test Facility in New Mexico.) Used to test propellants & explosives, NASA's White Sands High Energy Blast Facility can withstand blasts of 500 pounds of trinitrotoluene, also known by this 3-letter term
[DOC] [TLE] Science training history of the Apollo astronauts - Lunar and ... [PAR] Sep 1, 1972 ... During John Glenn's 5-hour Mercury flight of February 20, 1962 he was ... 
Scientific expertise was required also to help set up training facilities that 
simulated lunar conditions for use to test equipment to be used on the .... 
astronauts would join the third group for the new geology segment of the 
curriculum.