Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Atlantis Rooms
Start Date
25-4-1996 1:00 PM
End Date
25-4-1996 4:00 PM
Description
This paper describes some of the advanced technology instruments produced by the Instrumentation Development Laboratories at Kennedy Space Center. These systems contribute to the realization of the goals of “better, faster, cheaper” set by the NASA Administrator and provide a steady stream of inventions which benefit the commercial marketplace through NASA’s Commercialization and Dual Use Programs. The paper discusses advanced sensors and systems developed in the technical disciplines of cryogenic and toxic gas detection, leak location, hydrogen flame detection, data acquisition, navigation and positioning, payload contamination monitoring, non-destructive inspection, and the specific contributions made to improve safety and efficiency of the Space Shuttle checkout and launch process. These technologies are government programs or for technology transfer to the commercial sector.
Paper Session III-A - Advanced Development of Ground Instrumentation as a Key Strategy in Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Space Shuttle Checkout and Launch
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Atlantis Rooms
This paper describes some of the advanced technology instruments produced by the Instrumentation Development Laboratories at Kennedy Space Center. These systems contribute to the realization of the goals of “better, faster, cheaper” set by the NASA Administrator and provide a steady stream of inventions which benefit the commercial marketplace through NASA’s Commercialization and Dual Use Programs. The paper discusses advanced sensors and systems developed in the technical disciplines of cryogenic and toxic gas detection, leak location, hydrogen flame detection, data acquisition, navigation and positioning, payload contamination monitoring, non-destructive inspection, and the specific contributions made to improve safety and efficiency of the Space Shuttle checkout and launch process. These technologies are government programs or for technology transfer to the commercial sector.
Comments
Current and Future Launch Vehicles and Facilities
Session Chairman: Erik C. Anderson, USAF, Chief Space Launch Division, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition
Session Organizer: Gil Gilbert