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The General Purpose Work Station, a spacious microgravity workbenchThe General Purpose Work Station (GPWS) is a laboratory multiuse facility, as demonstrated during the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) flight. The unit provided particulate containment under varying conditions, served as an effective work space for manipulating live animals, e.g., rats, served as a containment facility for fixatives, and was proposed for use to conduct in-flight maintenance during connector pin repair. The cabinet has a front door large enough to allow installation of a full-size microscope in-flight and is outfitted with a side window to allow delivery of items into the cabinet without exposure to the spacelab atmosphere. Additional support subsystems include inside cabinet mounting, surgical glove fine manipulations capability, and ac or dc power supply for experiment equipment, as will be demonstrated during Spacelab J. The GPWS, integrated and maintained in a double flight-rack, interfaces to spacelab systems including water cooling, avionics and cabin air, and power. Verification has been completed for multiple spacelab scenarios including SLS-2, SL-J, and SLS-3.
Document ID
19930057555
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dalton, Bonnie P.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Schmidt, Greg K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Savage, P. D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 921394
Meeting Information
Meeting: SAE, International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 13, 1992
End Date: July 16, 1992
Sponsors: SAE
Accession Number
93A41552
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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