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Author
Pearson, O. L.
Title
Facility and Test Support Equipment for the Manned Thermal Vacuum Tests of the Apollo-Soyuz Docking Module.
Coporate
National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Houston, TX
Report
Paper 41,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Book or Conf
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 8th Conference on Space Simulation. November 3-5, 1975., Silver Spring, MD, 505-532 p., 1975
Keywords
test equipment
Identifiers
spacecraft
Abstract
In order to accommodate manned thermal-vacuum testing of the Apollo-Soyuz docking module (ASDM), modifications to the facility, cleanliness and access control, and special test equipment were required. Facility modifications discussed briefly include: the addition of an oxygen supply system; the modification of manlock (ML) piping for cleaning and access controls; the upgrading of a ML fire suppression system; and the addition of a garment donning station for cleanliness control. Special test equipment was discussed.