Remedial actions undertaken to reduce debris during manned flights and ground turnaround operations at Kennedy Space Center and Palmdale are addressed. They include redesign of selected ground support equipment and Orbiter hardware to reduce particularization/debris generation; development of new detachable filters for air-cooled avionics boxes; application of tape-on screens to filter debris; and implementation of new Orbiter maintenance and turnaround procedures to clean filters and the crew compartment. Most of these steps were implemented before the return-to-flight of STS-26 in September 1988 which resulted in improved crew compartment habitability and less potential for equipment malfunction.


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    Title :

    Space Shuttle crew compartment debris-contamination


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE, International Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1992 ; Seattle, WA, United States


    Publication date :

    1992-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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