Experience gained in designing and developing McDonnell's man-rated 30-ft diam space-simulation chamber is used as basis in discussing man-rating of space chamber facilities; various design approaches are outlined and optimum one selected to achieve manrated facility with maximum safety; structural design, material considerations, repressurizations, non-contaminant conditions, and other man-rated features are discussed; proposed improvements and recommendations for design of future man-rated chambers are presented.


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    Title :

    Man-rated chamber considerations for simulation tests of gemini spacecraft


    Additional title:

    AIAA -- Tech Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Meeting of the AIAA -- Space Simulation Testing Conference ; 1964 Simulators



    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :