Location
Radisson Resort at the Port, Convention Center, Martinique Room
Start Date
27-4-1999 2:00 PM
Description
The Main Three Contamination Monitoring Cart (M3) is an assembly of three different types of real-time contamination sensors packaged into an integrated, portable, user-friendly system. Previous methods of monitoring were real-time only if personnel could gain access to them for observation or for data download from them. The operational constraints of the payload processing environment minimized their real-time ability. The M3 system augments these technically advanced sensorsÕ abilities by bringing the data from the payload location to the user for truly real-time assessment and corrective action. This is very important for highly sensitive payloads in an environment that is, by nature, difficult to control from a contamination standpoint. These technological and operational advances in molecular and particulate contamination monitoring will enhance our access to space as new spacecraft materials and functions necessitate better cleanroom controls in the launch environment.
Dynacs Engineering built the M3 under the technical guidance of civil service employees to be used by NASA/KSC Payloads Contamination Control Engineering.
Paper Session I-C - Main Three Contamination Monitoring Cart for Support of Highly Contamination-Sensitive Payloads
Radisson Resort at the Port, Convention Center, Martinique Room
The Main Three Contamination Monitoring Cart (M3) is an assembly of three different types of real-time contamination sensors packaged into an integrated, portable, user-friendly system. Previous methods of monitoring were real-time only if personnel could gain access to them for observation or for data download from them. The operational constraints of the payload processing environment minimized their real-time ability. The M3 system augments these technically advanced sensorsÕ abilities by bringing the data from the payload location to the user for truly real-time assessment and corrective action. This is very important for highly sensitive payloads in an environment that is, by nature, difficult to control from a contamination standpoint. These technological and operational advances in molecular and particulate contamination monitoring will enhance our access to space as new spacecraft materials and functions necessitate better cleanroom controls in the launch environment.
Dynacs Engineering built the M3 under the technical guidance of civil service employees to be used by NASA/KSC Payloads Contamination Control Engineering.
