STERILIZATION OF UNMANNED PLANETARY SPACECRAFT

Abstract

This report presents a brief summary of the results of recent studies conducted on spacecraft sterilization. A recapitulation of the advantages and disadvantages offered by various sterilizing agents and methods is included. Also included are clean room requirements and concepts, personnel requirements for sterile vehicle assembly, concepts for the sterilization canister, handling and transportation requirements for the spacecraft and bus, concepts for terminal heat sterilization, and the potential contamination problems existing as the lander separates from the bus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1965
Accession Number
AD0478321

Entities

People

  • John E. Terry

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Assembly
  • Astronautics
  • Canisters
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Containers
  • Contamination
  • Controlled Environment
  • Engineering
  • Ethylene Oxide
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Space Flight
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers