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Recent Space Shuttle crew compartment design improvementsSignificant design changes to the Space Shuttle waste management system (WMS) and its related personal hygiene support provisions (PHSP) have been made recently to improve overall operational performance and human factors interfaces. The WMS design improvements involve increased urinal flow, individual urinals, and provisions for manually compacting feces and cleanup materials to ensure adequate mission capacity. The basic arrangement and stowage of the PHSP used during waste management operations were extensively changed to better serve habitability concerns and operations needs, and to improve the hygiene of WMS operations. This paper describes these changes and the design, development, and flight test evaluation. In addition, provisions for an eighth crewmember and a new four-tier sleep station are described.
Document ID
19870045798
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Goodman, Jerry R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
87A33072
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-17436
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-14000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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