Contamination control plan for prelaunch operationsA unified, systematic plan is presented for contamination control for space flight systems. Allowable contaminant quantities, or contamination budgets, are determined based on system performance margins and system-level allowable degradations. These contamination budgets are compared to contamination rates in ground environments to establish the controls required in each ground environment. The use of feedback from contamination monitoring and some contamination control procedures are discussed.
Document ID
19840045669
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Austin, J. D. (Ball Corp. Ball Aerospace Systems Div., Boulder, CO, United States)