K-STSM-14.1.16-BASIC-SSPF Basic April 1995 Space Station Processing Facility Processing and Support Capabilities CONTRACT NAS10-11400 DRD CA-4 RELEASED K-STSM-14.1.16 Basic April 1995 SPACE STATION PROCESSING FACILITY PROCESSING AND SUPPORT CAPABILITIES Prepared by: /s/Erin B. Myers Erin B. Myers MDS&DS-KSC Approved by: /s/Ruth C. Gardner for Ray Lugo Facility IPT Concurrence: /s/Bobby G. Bruckner Bobby G. Bruckner, CG Director, Payload Ground Operations /s/S.M. Francois S. M. Francois, CM-INT Chief, Space Station Launch Site Support Office RELEASED K-STSM-14.1.16 Basic April 1995 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES This is the first publication of this document. NOTE: At the time of publication, various areas of the SSPF are still under construction and are not yet operational. When all areas of the facility are activated and/or operational, this document will be revised and reissued. TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES IN THIS PUBLICATION IS 68. Page No. i thru xii 1-1 thru 1-4 2-1 thru 2-10 3-1 thru 3-26 4-1 thru 4-6 5-1 thru 5-6 6-1 thru 6-2 A-1 thru A-2 RELEASED
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ii K-STSM-14.1.16 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec/Par I 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 II 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.2.1 2.3.2.2 2.3.2.3 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 III 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.1.6 3.1.7 3.1.8 3.1.9 3.1.10 3.1.11 3.1.12 3.1.13 3.1.14 3.1.15 3.1.16 3.1.17 3.1.18 3.1.19 Title Page INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................1-1 Purpose ..........................................................................................1-1 Scope .............................................................................................1-1 Facility Accommodations................................................................1-1 Hazardous and Controlled Waste ..................................................1-1 Hazardous Substance Inventory ....................................................1-3 FACILITY DESCRIPTION .................................................................2-1 General...........................................................................................2-1 Functions........................................................................................2-3 Access ............................................................................................2-5 Personnel Access ........................................................................2-5 Equipment Access .......................................................................2-5 Small Equipment/Tools .............................................................2-5 Racks, Crated Items, and Servicers .........................................2-5 Large Equipment Access ..........................................................2-5 Floor Loading Profile ...................................................................2-5 Emergency Egress.......................................................................2-6 Restrictions.....................................................................................2-6 Operating Regulations....................................................................2-6 Electronic Security System.............................................................2-8 Paging and Area Warning (P&AW) ................................................2-8 Caution and Area Warning System ................................................2-8 Administrative and Data Communications .....................................2-9 External Communication Capabilities.............................................2-9 BAY AREA.........................................................................................3-1 General...........................................................................................3-1 Bay Area Cranes .........................................................................3-1 Lifting Apparatus/Slings...............................................................3-5 Environmental Control .................................................................3-5 Fire Protection and Safety ...........................................................3-5 Ammonia Monitoring System .......................................................3-5 Illumination ..................................................................................3-6 60 Hz Power System ...................................................................3-6 Alternate Current (AC) Electrical Power Carts.............................3-7 Grounding....................................................................................3-7 Conductive Epoxy Flooring..........................................................3-7 Chilled Water Supply...................................................................3-7 Gaseous Nitrogen (GN2) .............................................................3-7 Gaseous Helium (GHe) ...............................................................3-9 Breathing Air Purge/Gaseous Oxygen (O2).................................3-9 Portable GN2/GHe/O2 Pressure Regulation Unit Assemblies .....3-9 Gas Vent System .........................................................................3-9 Vacuum Cleaning ........................................................................3-9 Compressed Air System ..............................................................3-9 Communications and Data Handling ...........................................3-12 RELEASED
iii K-STSM-14.1.16 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Sec/Par 3.1.19.1 3.1.19.2 3.1.19.3 3.1.19.4 3.1.19.5 3.1.19.6 3.1.19.7 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.2.1 3.2.3 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.1.1 3.3.1.2 3.3.1.3 3.3.1.4 3.3.1.5 3.3.2 3.3.2.1 3.3.2.2 3.3.2.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.4.4 3.4.5 3.4.6 3.4.7 3.4.8 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 IV 4.1 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2 4.2.2.3 4.2.2.4 4.2.2.5 4.2.2.6 Title Page Operational Intercommunication System (OIS-D)........................3-12 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)................................................3-12 A&DC ........................................................................................3-12 P&AW .......................................................................................3-12 Timing & Countdown (T&CD) ...................................................3-12 Local Area Paging ....................................................................3-12 Multi-User Cable System (MUCS) ............................................3-12 Intermediate Bay Unique Services .................................................3-12 Experiment Processing Area .......................................................3-14 Rack Test Area ............................................................................3-14 United States International Standard Payload Rack Checkout Unit (USICU)...........................................................3-14 Rack Processing Area .................................................................3-14 Workstands ....................................................................................3-14 Mechanical ..................................................................................3-14 Cable Tray Stands ....................................................................3-14 CEWS .......................................................................................3-15 LPIS ..........................................................................................3-15 AFD Stand ................................................................................3-15 T-0 Stand ..................................................................................3-15 Electrical ......................................................................................3-15 CITE ............................................................................................3-15 AFD Simulator...........................................................................3-15 T-0 Interface Equipment ...........................................................3-21 Airlock.............................................................................................3-21 Environmental Control .................................................................3-21 Fire Protection and Safety ...........................................................3-22 Illumination ..................................................................................3-22 Conductive Epoxy Flooring..........................................................3-22 Air-Bearing Pallet System............................................................3-22 Gas Vent System .........................................................................3-22 Vacuum Cleaning System............................................................3-22 Compressed air System...............................................................3-22 Portable Access and Handling Equipment .....................................3-22 Air-Bearing Pallet System............................................................3-22 Air-Bearing Caster Sets...............................................................3-24 CONTROL AND MONITORING AREAS ...........................................4-1 General...........................................................................................4-1 Control/User Rooms .......................................................................4-1 Customer Management Room........................................................4-1 Control/User Room Support Provisions.......................................4-1 Access Control..........................................................................4-1 Lighting .....................................................................................4-1 Fire Suppression.......................................................................4-1 Environmental Control ..............................................................4-1 Electrical Power Distribution.....................................................4-4 Grounding .................................................................................4-4 RELEASED
iv K-STSM-14.1.16 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Sec/Par 4.2.2.7 4.2.2.8 4.2.2.9 4.2.2.10 4.2.2.11 4.2.2.12 4.2.2.13 4.2.2.14 V 5.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 VI 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Title Page OIS-D........................................................................................4-4 CCTV Monitoring ......................................................................4-4 T&CD ........................................................................................4-4 TCMS........................................................................................4-4 Communication and Tracking Checkout System ......................4-5 MUCS .......................................................................................4-5 Test Conductor Console ...........................................................4-5 Multi-System Racks ..................................................................4-5 LABORATORIES AND SHOPS.........................................................5-1 General...........................................................................................5-1 Experiment Laboratories ................................................................5-1 Off-Line Laboratories......................................................................5-1 Chemical Laboratories....................................................................5-6 Dark Rooms....................................................................................5-6 SERVICE AND SUPPORT AREAS ...................................................6-1 General Description........................................................................6-1 Loading Dock Area .........................................................................6-1 Shipping and Receiving..................................................................6-1 Hardware Inspection.......................................................................6-1 Flight Crew Equipment/Resupply and Return Area........................6-1 APPENDIX A REFERENCES .................................................................................A-1 RELEASED
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vi K-STSM-14.1.16 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 4-1 4-2 5-1 Title Page KSC/CCAS Payload Processing Facilities ........................................1-2 Space Station Processing Facility.....................................................2-1 KSC Industrial Area...........................................................................2-2 SSPF Payload Processing Flow........................................................2-3 SSPF Key Plan..................................................................................2-4 SSPF Fire Egress Plan .....................................................................2-7 SSPF Building Area Layout...............................................................3-2 Plan View of Bay Area.......................................................................3-3 High Bay Footprint Configuration ......................................................3-4 GN2 Supply Stubup Configuration.....................................................3-8 GHe Supply Stubup Configuration ....................................................3-10 Gas Vent System Configuration ........................................................3-11 Intermediate Bay Area.......................................................................3-13 CEWS Configuration .........................................................................3-16 LPIS Configuration ............................................................................3-17 AFD Layout .......................................................................................3-18 T-0 Stand Layout...............................................................................3-19 CITE Functional Block Diagram ........................................................3-20 Air-Bearing Pallet System .................................................................3-23 Air-Bearing Caster Set ......................................................................3-24 Typical Control/User Room Configuration.........................................4-2 Planned Floor Configuration of CITE Room......................................4-3 Layout of Off-Line Laboratories, First Floor ......................................5-2 RELEASED
vii K-STSM-14.1.16 LIST OF TABLES Table 3-1 5-1 5-2 5-3 Title Page Cleanliness Requirements......................................................................3-6 Experiment Laboratory Data ...................................................................5-3 Chemical Laboratory Data ......................................................................5-6 Dark Room Data .....................................................................................5-6 RELEASED
viii K-STSM-14.1.16 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this handbook. A more comprehensive listing is contained in NASA Reference Publication 1059 Revised; Space Transportation System and Associated Payloads: Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations. A&DC AFD BCDS C&TS CCAS CCTV CELA CEWS CITE CWA ESP EWP GHe GMT GN2 GSE H20 HIM IEMS I/F IPT IRIG KSC LPIS MET MGMT MSDS MUCS NASA O2 OIS-D Administrative and Data Communications Aft Flight Deck Broadband Communications Distribution System Communication and Tracking Checkout System Cape Canaveral Air Station closed circuit television Cargo Element Lifting Assembly Cargo Element Workstand Cargo Integration Test Equipment clean work area electrical system pedestal electrical wall pedestal gaseous helium Greenwich Mean Time gaseous nitrogen ground support equipment water hardware interface module Integrated Environmental Monitoring System interface terminal Integrated Product Team Interrange Instrumentation Group John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch Package Integration Stand mission-elapsed time Mission Greenwich Mean Time Material Safety Data Sheet Multi-User Cable System National Aeronautics and Space Administration gaseous oxygen Operational Intercommunication System - Digital RELEASED
ix K-STSM-14.1.16 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS (continued) P&AW PACAS PETS PSA ROAP SAA SID SSPF T-0 T&CD TAA TCMS TD USICU Paging and Area Warning Personnel Access Control Accountability System Payload Environmental Transportation System power supply assembly removable overhead access platform satellite accumulation area Standard Interface Document Space Station Processing Facility Time-Zero Timing and Countdown Temporary Area Access Test, Control, and Monitoring System terminal distributor United States International Standard Payload Rack Checkout Unit RELEASED
x K-STSM-14.1.16 FOREWORD Launch site payload processing facilities are described in three levels of documentation. These levels and their purposes are: a. K-STSM-14.1, Launch Site Accommodations Handbook for Payloads - This document provides a brief summary of each facility and a general description of John F. Kennedy Space Center launch and landing site operations. Facility Handbooks - Each handbook provides a narrative description of the facility and its systems. Also, general operating rules, regulations, and safety systems are discussed in these handbooks. Handbooks available are: K-STSM-14.1.1 K-STSM-14.1.2 K-STSM-14.1.3 K-STSM-14.1.4 K-STSM-14.1.6 K-STSM-14.1.7 K-STSM-14.1.8 K-STSM-14.1.9 K-STSM-14.1.10 K-STSM-14.1.12 K-STSM-14.1.13 K-STSM-14.1.14 K-STSM-14.1.15 K-STSM-14.1.16 K-STSM-14.1.17 b. Facilities Handbook for Building AE Facilities Handbook for Building AO Facilities Handbook for Building AM ** Facilities Handbook for Hangar S ** Facilities Handbook for Explosive Safe Area 60A ** Facilities Handbook for Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility Number 2 Facilities Handbook for Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Storage Building Facilities Handbook for Life Sciences Support Facility Hangar L Payload Accommodations at the Rotating Service Structure * Facilities Handbook for Vertical Processing Facility Orbiter Processing Facility Payload Processing and Support Capabilities * Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building Payload Processing and Support Capabilities * Facilities Handbook for Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility Space Station Processing Facility Processing and Support Capabilities * Facilities Handbook for Multi-Payload Processing Facility These facility handbooks are not under configuration control; however, they will be reissued as necessary in order to maintain usefulness to customers in their planning for launch site processing of their payloads. __________________________ * These handbooks are titled differently because the facilities also serve functions other than payload support; only the payload accommodations are described in these documents. ** These handbooks are being phased out and will not be updated; the facilities are no longer available for payload processing activities. RELEASED
xi K-STSM-14.1.16 c. Standard Interface Documents (SID's) - These reference documents are intended to provide the payload-to-facility interface design details for these launch site payload processing facilities: SID 79K12170 SID 79K16210 SID 79K16211 SID 79K17644 SID 79K18218 SID 79K28802 SID 79K18745 SID 79K24867 SID 82K00463 SID 82K00678 SID 82K00760 Payload Ground Transportation Canister Vertical Processing Facility Horizontal Processing Facility (O&C Building) Payload Strongback Launch Pad 39A Launch Pad 39B Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Hangar L - Life Sciences Support Facility Payload Environmental Transportation System (PETS) Multiuse Container Single Pallet Rotation Device Space Station Processing Facility SID's are not available for all launch site payload processing facilities. In these cases, the facility handbooks must be used for design interface information and customers should ask for verification of any areas of concern. When SID's are available, they should be used as the official definition of the facility interfaces. There are some SID's for which there are no handbooks; e.g., the payload strongback and the PETS multiuse container. In these cases, the SID's must be used. Customers may obtain copies of any of these documents through the appropriate Integrated Product Team Lead or the Facility Manager. RELEASED
xii K-STSM-14.1.16 SECTION I INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE The purpose of this handbook is to provide basic information concerning Space Station element and shuttle payload processing in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). This handbook contains facility and equipment descriptions, monitoring and control capabilities, and laboratory and shop availability. The building and location are shown in figure 1-1. 1.2 SCOPE This handbook is intended to be used by payload organizations as a guide for planning of payload activities in the SSPF, and also describes this building's capabilities and standardized interfaces. 1.3 FACILITY ACCOMMODATIONS The facility accommodations available to the customer as identified herein provide support to a variety of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NASA customer payloads, and may accommodate several payload elements being processed simultaneously. The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Facilities Integrated Product Team (IPT) will determine launch site facility utilization assignments based on the Space Station and Shuttle customer requirements. The SSPF is designated for active horizontal processing of Space Station and Shuttle payloads. Storage space in the SSPF is limited. If customers require additional storage space for GSE and shipping containers not actively being used for processing, other arrangements may be necessary. Customers should be familiar with the Operations and Maintenance Instruction S9934, Space Station Processing Facility, Emergency Procedures Document. 1.4 HAZARDOUS AND CONTROLLED WASTE Ninety days prior to their arrival, customers shall complete KSC Form 26-551, Process Waste Questionnaire, for any hazardous, controlled, and biomedical waste they expect to generate at KSC during processing or on-orbit. All waste generated at KSC will be managed in accordance with the requirements of KHB 8800.7, Hazardous Waste Management. Once a customer has identified launch site waste generations, a short-term 208 L (55 gal) limit, satellite accumulation area (SAA) will be set up in the SSPF to accommodate points of generation of these wastes. RELEASED
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1-2 K-STSM-14.1.16 These SAA's will be established in order to comply with the intent of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, which was established to institute a national program to control the generation, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste. A 90-day accumulation area will be provided in a small, separate building outside the SSPF. Customers should coordinate any waste operations or problems with the appropriate IPT Lead or Facility Manager. Regulations for the use of, control of, and disposal of waste at the launch site are strictly enforced. 1.5 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE INVENTORY A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and a KSC form 28-185, KSC Environmental Health Protection Program Toxic Substance Registry System Inventory, is required for each chemical commodity, either hazardous or non-hazardous, brought to KSC for payload processing. The MSDS is submitted to the appropriate IPT Lead and Facility Manager. Inventory and accountability of all hazardous substances will be managed in accordance with the requirements of KHB 8800.6, KSC Environmental Control Handbook. Additionally, the customer must submit specific information for each substance as to how much will be brought on-site, how much will be used on-site, and how much waste will be left over. This information will be submitted to the appropriate IPT Lead and Facility Manager. This data will be used to comply with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, which is title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. RELEASED
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1-4 K-STSM-14.1.16 SECTION II FACILITY DESCRIPTION 2.1 GENERAL The SSPF (building M7-360) is a three story structure containing 42,455 m2 (457,000 ft2) of offices, laboratories, and payload processing areas. It is located in the KSC Industrial Area immediately east of the Operations and Checkout Building. An exterior view of the SSPF as seen from the north is shown in figure 2-1. Figure 2-2 shows the KSC Industrial Area location. Figure 2-1. Space Station Processing Facility 2-1 RELEASED K-STSM-14.1.16 RELEASED
2-2 K-STSM-14.1.16 2.2 FUNCTIONS The SSPF will be the primary facility at KSC for horizontal, non-hazardous, prelaunch/postlanding processing of space station elements, payloads and experiments. Prelaunch activities will include receipt, handling, and assembly of space station hardware, testing of experiments for proper configuration, and verification of critical systems and system interfaces. Payloads will then be transported either to the Orbiter Processing Facility for mating with the orbiter or to the Canister Rotation Facility (figure 2-3). Post-landing activities will include resupply operations, logistics element unloading and loading, Space Station logistic element maintenance, repair and reconfiguration, and payloads and experiment deintegration. Figure 2-3. SSPF Payload Processing Flow RELEASED
2-3 K-STSM-14.1.16 The SSPF is divided into five basic areas (figure 2-4): a. bay areas (includes high bay and intermediate bay) b. airlock c. control and monitoring areas d. service and support areas e. administration Figure 2-4. SSPF Key Plan Assembly and testing of Space Station elements, mechanical and electrical experiment processing, as well as payload integration will be performed primarily in the bay area. Laboratories and shops will provide the off-line payload support to the integration conducted in the bay area. Control and monitor areas provide support to the bay integration activities. The service and support areas contains support systems for the bay area such as shipping and receiving. Also included in the service and support areas is the flight crew equipment/return and resupply area that will be used for both preflight and postflight processing. RELEASED
2-4 K-STSM-14.1.16 2.3 ACCESS 2.3.1 PERSONNEL ACCESS. Access to the bay areas of the SSPF will be controlled by proper badging and will be monitored by access control monitors or electronic devices. A KSC picture badge, or valid temporary badge (machine pass), and a special mission badge and/or area permit with numbers 41 and 73 are required for access. Once the facility is fully operational, a magnetic Personnel Access Control Accountability System (PACAS) card will usually be required, in addition to the KSC badge and area permit. Temporary Area Access (TAA's) may be obtained through the NASA Facility Manager or the appropriate IPT Lead. Personnel access to the bay area will be obtained through the two first floor personnel access rooms (room numbers 1217 and 1275). Personnel shall enter through the personnel access room ,and then proceed to the PACAS which will be activated and monitored at all times for access control at the designated entrance. Entry into all laboratories, shops, experiment support areas, and control and monitoring rooms are controlled by cypher locks. 2.3.2 EQUIPMENT ACCESS. Equipment should be brought into the bay areas by the most efficient route that is relative to the size of the item. 2.3.2.1 Small Equipment/Tools. Small equipment and tools should normally be brought into the bay area via the two equipment airlock rooms (rooms 1221 and 1269). 2.3.2.2 Racks, Crated Items, and Servicers. Items small enough to be boxed or crated should normally be brought into the bay area through the receiving area and the hardware inspection area. The receiving area door and the hardware inspection area door are both 5.18 m (17 ft) high by 6.10 m (20 ft) wide (see figure 5-1). 2.3.2.3 Large Equipment Access. Large items of ground support equipment (GSE) and flight equipment can enter the SSPF through the airlock. The airlock door is 15.09 m (49.5 ft) high by 12.81 m (42 ft) wide (see figure 5-1). 2.3.3 FLOOR LOADING PROFILE. Loading systems that are beyond the following stated limits shall be submitted to the SSPF Facility Manager for review and approval. Steel-faced wheels, casters, or rollers will not be permitted on the floors. Load contact area is the actual bearing of the load support(s). a. First Floor Areas 1. 2. 3. 4. logistics areas = loads are limited to 150 psf computer floor areas = loads are limited to 250 psf receiving and inspection areas, off-line laboratories, corridors and miscellaneous areas = loads are limited to 200 psf airlock and bay areas= loads are limited to 2,000 psf RELEASED
2-5 K-STSM-14.1.16 b. Second Floor Areas user/control room areas, and corridors and miscellaneous areas = loads are limited to 100 psf 2.3.4 EMERGENCY EGRESS. There are eleven emergency egress routes, located on the first floor, to the outside of the building. Figure 2-5 shows the available emergency egress routes for the SSPF. 2.4 RESTRICTIONS The SSPF high bay, intermediate bay, and labs have controlled environments, and no manufacturing operations are permitted in these areas. Simple manufacturing tasks can be performed in the shops and service areas. 2.5 OPERATING REGULATIONS Access to the stands and controlled areas in the flight hardware processing areas will be controlled. General work area rules that will be enforced for personnel working on the stands that contain flight hardware are: a. Prior to entry into the bay area: 1. 2. Entrance areas will have tacky mats which must be used prior to entry. A smock exchange station will be located at the material service center, room 1252, (located between the two PACAS personnel access points). Smocks should only be donned in the clean room area. Lockers, located in the 1200 corridor, are available for personnel belongings. Contact the Facility Manager for locker keys. Tobacco products, food, beverages, chewing gum, and flameproducing devices will be prohibited. Items containing mercury or glass are not permitted in the clean work area (CWA). 3. 4. b. After entry into the flight hardware processing area: 1. Badges must be placed on the badge board in the proper slot indicating where personnel will be working (i.e., workstand, pallet, module, upper level or ground level). Use of flammable liquids and hazardous substances requires coordination with Operations and Environmental Safety. Approved safety harnesses and lanyards shall be worn whenever personnel are required to work close to an unprotected edge of an elevated platform, stand, or other structure where there is a danger of falling. Refer to Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910 for detailed information on working at heights. 2. 3. RELEASED 2-6 K-STSM-14.1.16 RELEASED
2-7 K-STSM-14.1.16 4. 5. 6. If working on workstands and/or support equipment, personnel shall tether eyeglasses, and remove or tape rings and watches. All tools must be tethered when working over flight hardware. All work using non-flame producing heating devices (i.e., soldering gun, heat gun, heat lamp) will require KSC Form 2-13, Welding and Burning Permit, if: a) work will be performed within 3 m (10 ft) of flight hardware b) work will be performed within 3 m (10 ft) of hazardous areas (explosives or flammable vapors present) c) work is performed in a controlled-access area If any of the above are true, personnel must coordinate with the Facility Manager to obtain the welding and burning permit, per SP 8.056, prior to starting work. 7. 8. 2.6 Electrical equipment must be hazard-proofed prior to energizing when explosive or flammable vapor is present. All portable GSE will have an approved ground connection provided by the user. ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM The SSPF high and intermediate bay clean room areas will be secured at all times by means of the PACAS, described in paragraph 2.3.1. If personnel experience problems using the PACAS or require TAA's, they should contact the Facility Manager, the appropriate IPT Lead, or Security for assistance. All large bay area doors are also monitored by the Electronics Security System and the opening of these doors must be coordinated through the Facility Manager or Security. 2.7 PAGING AND AREA WARNING (P&AW) All areas of the SSPF are part of the KSC administrative P&AW system. The P&AW system is controlled from selected locations within the SSPF. The system is tied into the KSC Industrial Area network, and has the capability to support interior hallways and offices, high bay and intermediate bay perimeters, exterior corners of the facility, and the tunnel areas. The P&AW System is used to inform personnel of emergency conditions such as adverse weather and fire alarms, as well as for public announcements. 2.8 CAUTION AND WARNING SYSTEM Electronic monitor panels located outside of the bay area personnel access doors are equipped with indicator lights that highlight activities, or alert personnel to specific conditions, occurring within the bay area. Prior to entry into the bay area, personnel should observe any yellow or red lights on these panels and note any areas that are RELEASED 2-8 K-STSM-14.1.16 restricted. There are separate banks of lights for each area controlled by operational personnel from the control and monitoring areas of the SSPF. 2.9 ADMINISTRATIVE AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS (A&DC) A&DC provides administrative communications to approximately 1500 user locations throughout the facility. At all user locations, four services are provided: telephone; low speed data connectivity; Broadband Communications Distribution System (BCDS); and, high speed data. These services are provided in a single user box. To date, no active equipment has been made available for the token ring service. BCDS is not available in the intermediate and high bay areas. 2.10 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES All communication external to the SSPF is accomplished through the outside cable plant consisting of single mode fiber, multimode fiber, and 22 awg copper. Signal conditioning equipment is available for the following fiber optics transmissions: 1. 2. 3. 4. analog signals up to 12 MHz asynchronous digital signals up to 8 MBPS RS423 and RS 422, multiplexed T1 transmissions over synchronous optical network RELEASED
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2-10 K-STSM-14.1.16 SECTION III BAY AREA 3.1 GENERAL The bay area of the SSPF (figure 3-1) is divided into an intermediate bay and a high bay. The intermediate bay is 15.2 m (50 ft) wide by 103.1 m (338 ft 2 in) long with a ceiling height of 9.1 m (30 ft) over the experiment processing and rack test areas and a 4.6 m (15 ft) ceiling over the rack processing area. The high bay is 32 m (105 ft) wide by 110.3 m (362 ft) long with a ceiling height of 18.8 m (61 ft 6 in). The high bay area will be utilized as the main processing area for horizontally-processed payload and flight elements. The eight footprints of the high bay are designated payload processing areas. Facility services in the high bay are provided at each footprint through stub-ups recessed in the floor for interconnection to payload GSE that will be used for testing or processing of payloads. Facility services in the intermediate bay are located along the walls. The major support equipment elements in the high bay are: a. Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS), Aft Flight Deck (AFD) Stand, Time-Zero (T-0) Stand b. Cargo Integration Test Equipment (CITE) c. air-bearing equipment d. Cargo Element Workstand (CEWS) e. portable servicers All workstands, support stands, and integration stands are designed to be movable; therefore, the high bay system configuration may vary with each flight mission. Figure 3-2 is an isometric view of the bay area. Figure 3-3 details a high bay footprint configuration. The bay area processing activities will include staging, experiment integration, payload integration and verification, and postlanding deintegration for horizontally-processed payloads. The bay area is capable of supporting several payloads at the same time in different stages of integration and deintegration. The intermediate bay will be the main area for experiment and rack processing. Experiments will be brought into the intermediate bay where they will be processed by experimenters for integration into racks that will be integrated into flight elements. 3.1.1 BAY AREA CRANES. The high bay is serviced by two 30-ton electrical bridge cranes. Crane hook travel is limited to within 4.5 m (14 ft 7 in) of the east wall for the east crane and to within 6.8 m (22 ft 3 in) of the west end of the high bay for the west crane. Both cranes are capable of service to within 2.2 m (7 ft 10 in) of the north and south walls. Maximum hook height is 15.2 m (50 ft). Both hooks are equipped with grounding straps and drip pans. RELEASED 3-1 K-STSM-14.1.16 RELEASED
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3-4 K-STSM-14.1.16 The intermediate bay is serviced by two 4.54 metric ton (5-ton) electrical bridge cranes. Crane hook travel is limited to within 2.2 m (7 ft 11 in) of the east wall for the east crane and to within 1.9 m (6 ft 1 in) of the west end of the intermediate bay for the west crane. Both cranes are capable of service to within 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) of the north wall and 1.2 m (3 ft 9 in) of the south wall. Maximum hook height is 7.6 m (25 ft). Both hooks are equipped with grounding straps and drip pans. The two 27 metric ton (30-ton) high bay cranes may be operated only by KSC crane operators. All other cranes may be operated by personnel trained by KSC; this training must be arranged by the appropriate IPT Lead. KSC contractor personnel will provide crane training for payload/customer organizations as required in accordance with the Kennedy Management Instruction 6430.4, Examination and Licensing of KSC Facility Crane Operators. Physical examinations are a prerequisite to crane training. 3.1.2 LIFTING APPARATUS/SLINGS. General purpose slings and the Cargo Element Lifting Assembly (CELA) are available for general payload use. Requests for use of these items should be coordinated through the appropriate IPT Lead. 3.1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. The bay area provides a level 4 CWA that conforms to cleanliness requirements stated in K-STSM-14.2.1, KSC Payload Facility Contamination Control Plan. Eight air changes are provided per hour at working level 9.1 m (30 ft) and below, and four air changes per hour are provided above working level. Table 3-1 presents more detailed environmental control data; level 4 CWA cleanliness requirements are highlighted in bold. The Integrated Environmental Monitoring System (IEMS) provides the capability to monitor temperature, humidity, and particulate counts. Fixed sensor points are located within the bay area. Additional environmental monitoring is available through portable carts. Requests for use of the portable carts should be coordinated through the Facility Manager. 3.1.4 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY. The bay area has ionization (smoke) detectors installed in the air-conditioning return ducts. When activated, these detectors will shut down the air handling units for the high and intermediate bays and activate building and fire station alarms. Ultra-violet/infra-red detectors are wall-mounted and are used for flame detection. These detectors will activate building and fire station alarms. Fire extinguishers are mounted approximately 1.22 m (4 ft) above the floor on the north and south area walls. Extinguishers are available for wood, paper, flammable liquids, and electrical fires. Portable eye wash stations will be available for use within the bay area. 3.1.5 AMMONIA MONITORING SYSTEM. The GSE ammonia sensors are mounted on portable carts which can be placed near ammonia charged systems in the bay area. When this system is armed and the ammonia concentrations exceed prescribed levels, alarms are generated to alert personnel to unsafe conditions. An emergency vent system is activated for venting of ammonia fumes. The emergency vent system is operated as a contingency mode of the basic air-conditioning system. RELEASED
3-5 K-STSM-14.1.16 When armed, this contingency mode may be activated by designated personnel located at either the user control rooms or at each high bay footprint. The level 4 CWA cleanliness may be lost in the event that the emergency vent system is activated. Table 3-1. Cleanliness Requirements*
Clean Work Area Levels Parameter Airflow Type Req. 0.5 Maximum Airborne Particulate Counts Req. 5.0 Per m3 [Per ft3] Monitoring Temperature Requirement pv °C (°F) Monitoring Relative Humidity Requirement (%) Monitoring Maximum Particle Goal ** Fallout Monitoring Maximum NVR Requirement 0.1m²/mg month Monitoring Maximum Volatile Requirement Hydrocarbons Monitoring (ppm) (v/v) Minimum Positive Requirement Pressure Monitoring Minimum Air Changes Requirement Level #2 Laminar 10,000 65 Continuous 21.7 ± 3.3 (71±6) Continuous 55 Max Continuous Level 200 Continuous 1.0 Continuous 15 Every 2 weeks 0.05 in H²0 daily 20/hour Level #3 Non-Laminar 1415.9 [50,000] 8.5 [300] Continuous 21.7±3.3 (71 ±6) Continuous 55 Max Continuous Level 500 Continuous 1.0 Continuous 15 Every 2 weeks 0.05 in H²0 daily 6/hour Level #4 Non-Laminar 2831.7 [100,000] 19.8 [700] Continuous 21.7±3.3 (71 ±6) Continuous 55 Max Continuous Level 750 Continuous 1.0 Continuous 15 Every 2 weeks 0.02 in H²0 daily 4/hour Level #5 Non-Laminar 8495.1 [300,000] 28.3 [1,000] Monthly 21.7±3.3 (71 ±6) Monthly 55 Max Monthly Level 1000 Every 6 Mo. 2.0 Annually N/A N/A N/A N/A 2/hour * During periods of operation ** Levels per KCI-HB-5340.1 continuous monitoring 3.1.6 ILLUMINATION. The bay area is lighted by ceiling-mounted fixtures. Each fixture has a 1000-W incandescent lamp and a 1000-W metal halide lamp with an integral constant wattage mercury-vapor transformer. The metal halide and incandescent lamps are independently controlled. The metal halide lamps provide approximately 753.5 lm/m² (70 fc); a total of 1076.4 lm/m² (100 fc) is provided when both incandescent and metal halide lamps are lighted. In case of normal power and lighting failure, emergency incandescent fixtures are strategically located throughout the area. 3.1.7 60 Hz POWER SYSTEM. There are four 60 Hz power floor clusters per high bay footprint. Three electrical feeders provide continuous power to the high bay outlets. A common emergency tie-breaker switch cross-feeds power to the 60 Hz outlets. High bay power available is listed below. a. b. 3-6 120/208 v, 3 phase, 60 amperes 120/208 v, 3 phase, 100 amperes RELEASED K-STSM-14.1.16 c. 480 v, 3 phase, 200 amperes There are eight 60 Hz power floor clusters located in the intermediate bay with 120/208 v, 3 phase, 100 amperes power. The 60 Hz power interface is usually through the alternating current electrical power carts. 3.1.8 ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRICAL POWER CARTS. assemblies are available with the following characteristics: a. b. c. 120 v, single phase, 20 amperes 208 v, 3 phase, 30 amperes 120 v, single phase, 30 amperes Power cart Each power cart assembly is be equipped with an emergency power shut-off switch, power-on indicator, an ammeter, individual circuit breakers and transient suppression capability, and grounding capability. Use of these power carts by the customer should be arranged in advance through the appropriate IPT Lead or the Facility Manager. 3.1.9 GROUNDING. All structures, equipment, and instrumentation in the bay area are grounded. Copper ground plates, .10 cm (0.25 in) thick, are located at various points in the processing rooms and in the floor clusters. The plates have eight drilled and tapped holes for the attachment of ground lugs. The ground plates, labeled "A" and "B", are connected to structural steel in the facility that in turn connects to the facility ground grid. Payload-unique GSE and instrumentation must be grounded when used in the area. 3.1.10 CONDUCTIVE EPOXY FLOORING. The bay area floor is covered with a conductive epoxy coating which provides electrostatic discharge capability. 3.1.11 CHILLED WATER SUPPLY. The chilled water system provides a means of transporting waste thermal energy away from the space station elements and experiment testing locations within the bay area. Chilled water at 10 °C (50 °F) is be provided at each high bay footprint; flow rate is 265 L (70 gal) per minute at 45 to 50 psi. 3.1.12 GASEOUS NITROGEN (GN2). GN2 will be used for system purging, lab experiments, and general rack and flight element processing. A GN2 supply is provided at each high bay footprint. Figure 3-4 shows a typical GN2 supply stubup configuration. The maximum GN2 source pressure is 6000 psig. The GN2 line is routed to a central regulation panel where it is regulated to: a. b. c. d. 50 psig 750 psig 3000 psig 6000 psig RELEASED
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3-8 K-STSM-14.1.16 3.1.13 GASEOUS HELIUM (GHe). GHe will be used for system purging and leak checking in support of lab experiments, and general rack and flight element processing. A GHe supply is provided at each high bay footprint. Figure 3-5 shows a typical GHe supply stubup configuration. The maximum GHe source pressure is 6000 psig. The GHe line is routed to a central regulation panel where it is regulated to: a. b. c. d. 50 psig 750 psig 3000 psig 6000 psig 3.1.14 BREATHING AIR PURGE/GASEOUS OXYGEN (O2). A breathing air supply is provided at high bay footprints 3 and 5. Maximum source pressure is 2200 psig and is provided unregulated from a tube bank trailer. An O2 supply is also provided at high bay footprints 3 and 5. Maximum source pressure is 6000 psig and is unregulated from a tube bank trailer. The breathing air and O2 supply are not available for use simultaneously. 3.1.15 PORTABLE GN2/GHe/O2 PRESSURE REGULATION UNIT ASSEMBLIES. These servicers can filter and regulate facility-provided GN2 or GHe for system purging, leak testing/isolation, flushing, and inerting of fluid systems. They can also be used to filter and regulate supplied O2 for testing, servicing, and deservicing of environmental control systems. Use of the servicers can be scheduled through the appropriate IPT Lead or the Facility Manager. 3.1.16 GAS VENT SYSTEM. The main purpose of the gas vent system is to remove unwanted gases from various locations within the SSPF to the outside of the facility for dispersion into the atmosphere. The gas vent system is available at each high bay footprint and also at various locations within the intermediate bay. Figure 3-6 shows a typical vent stubup configuration. There are three vent sources available: a. b. c. high pressure vent for clean gases or contaminated (oil) gases low pressure vent for purges controlled vent for ammonia only 3.1.17 VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEM. The vacuum cleaning system is designed as a constant-running, vacuum-tubing service arranged to function by means of a centrally-located exhaust equipment station. Vacuum system connections are located at each high bay footprint and also at various locations within the intermediate bay. This vacuum cleaning system is intended for housekeeping purposes only. 3.1.18 COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM. The compressed air system's main purpose is to provide an air source for air-driven tools, air shower, other facility systems, and air-bearing pallets. The compressed air system provides Level 4 CWA compatible air at 125 psig by using oil-free instrument air-type compressors along with filtration and humidity control equipment. The compressed air system is available at each high bay footprint. RELEASED 3-9 K-STSM-14.1.16 RELEASED
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3-11 K-STSM-14.1.16 3.1.19 COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA HANDLING. NOTE: For more detailed information relating to the SSPF communications systems refer to KSCM-DL-0125, International Space Station Alpha Communications Systems Interface Description Document. 3.1.19.1 Operational Intercommunication System-D (OIS-D). The OIS-D is a multichannel, digital, voice communication network that interconnects operational areas required for payload processing at KSC and the Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). The system provides a 512 channel communications system with an unlimited, nonblocking, conferencing capability. The OIS-D end units are located in the Control/User rooms and mounted on the railings, pedestals, and columns of the stands in the test areas, as well as on the north and south area wall