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Trace Contaminant Control During the International Space Station's On-Orbit Assembly and Outfitting National Aeronautics and NASA/TP—2017–219689 Space Administration IS02 George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Alabama 35812 Trace Contaminant Control During the International Space Station’s On-Orbit Assembly and Outfitting J.L. Perry Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama October 2017 The NASA STI Program…in Profile Since its founding, NASA has been dedicated to the • CONFERENCE PUBLICATION. Collected advancement of aeronautics and space science. The papers from scientific and technical conferences, NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) symposia, seminars, or other meetings sponsored Program Office plays a key part in helping NASA or cosponsored by NASA. maintain this important role. • SPECIAL PUBLICATION. Scientific, technical, The NASA STI Program Office is operated by or historical information from NASA programs, Langley Research Center, the lead center for projects, and mission, often concerned with NASA’s scientific and technical information. The subjects having substantial public interest. NASA STI Program Office provides access to the NASA STI Database, the largest collection of • TECHNICAL TRANSLATION. aeronautical and space science STI in the world. English-language translations of foreign The Program Office is also NASA’s institutional scientific and technical material pertinent to mechanism for disseminating the results of its NASA’s mission. research and development activities. These results are published by NASA in the NASA STI Report Specialized services that complement the STI Series, which includes the following report types: Program Office’s diverse offerings include creating custom thesauri, building customized databases, • TECHNICAL PUBLICATION. Reports of organizing and publishing research results…even completed research or a major significant providing videos. phase of research that present the results of NASA programs and include extensive data For more information about the NASA STI Program or theoretical analysis. Includes compilations Office, see the following: of significant scientific and technical data and information deemed to be of continuing • Access the NASA STI program home page at reference value. NASA’s counterpart of peer- <http://www.sti.nasa.gov> reviewed formal professional papers but has less stringent limitations on manuscript length and • E-mail your question via the Internet to extent of graphic presentations. <[email protected]> • TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. Scientific • Phone the NASA STI Help Desk at and technical findings that are preliminary or of 757 –864–9658 specialized interest, e.g., quick release reports, working papers, and bibliographies that contain • Write to: minimal annotation. Does not contain extensive NASA STI Information Desk analysis. Mail Stop 148 NASA Langley Research Center • CONTRACTOR REPORT. Scientific and Hampton, VA 23681–2199, USA technical findings by NASA-sponsored contractors and grantees. NASA/TP—2017–219689 Trace Contaminant Control During the International Space Station’s On-Orbit Assembly and Outfitting J.L. Perry Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center • Huntsville, Alabama 35812 October 2017 i Available from: NASA STI Information Desk Mail Stop 148 NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23681–2199, USA 757–864–9658 This report is also available in electronic form at <http://www.sti.nasa.gov> ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 The Role of Spacecraft Offgassing Tests for Ensuring Cabin Air Quality ..................... 2 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES ..................................................... 4 2.1 Requirements for Node 1 ............................................................................................ 5 2.2 Requirements for Russian Modules—Assembly Mission 2R ....................................... 5 2.3 Requirements for the Lab Module—Assembly Mission 5A ........................................ 5 2.4 Requirements for the Columbus Laboratory Module .................................................. 6 2.5 Requirements for the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module ........................................... 6 2.6 Requirements for Harmony Node 2 ............................................................................ 6 2.7 Requirements for Tranquility Node 3 .......................................................................... 7 2.8 Requirements for the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Model ............................... 7 2.9 Requirements for Cargo Vehicles—Multipurpose Logistics Module ........................... 7 2.10 Module Offgassing Rate Calculation .......................................................................... 7 2.11 Cabin Material Balance ............................................................................................... 9 2.12 Adjacent Well-Mixed Cabin Volumes .......................................................................... 10 3. CABIN AIR QUALITY CONTROL FOR NODE 1 ASSEMBLY MISSION 2A ............. 11 3.1 Background ................................................................................................................ 11 3.2 Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Objectives .................................................................................................................... 11 3.4 Assumptions ............................................................................................................... 11 3.5 Approach .................................................................................................................... 13 3.6 Results ........................................................................................................................ 14 3.7 Discussion ................................................................................................................... 20 3.8 Ability to Meet Russian Air Quality Standards ........................................................... 20 3.9 Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 21 3.10 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 21 4. POSTFLIGHT EVALUATION OF MSSION 2A AND PREFLIGHT PREDICTIONS FOR MISSION 2A.1 ............................................................................... 22 4.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 22 4.2 Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 22 4.4 Assumptions ................................................................................................................. 23 4.5 Approach ...................................................................................................................... 26 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 4.6 Results .......................................................................................................................... 26 4.7 Discussion .................................................................................................................... 32 4.8 Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 33 4.9 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 33 5. MANAGEMENT OF TRACE CONTAMINANT CONTROL RESOURCES ON BOARD ZARYA ......................................................................................................... 34 5.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 34 5.2 Offgassing Characteristics of Zarya .............................................................................. 35 5.3 Analytical Approach ..................................................................................................... 36 5.4 Results .......................................................................................................................... 36 5.5 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 38 5.6 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 39 6. POSTFLIGHT EVALUATION OF MISSIONS 2A AND 2A.1 WITH PREFLIGHT PREDICTIONS FOR MISSION 2A.2 .............................................................................. 40 6.1 Background ................................................................................................................ 40 6.2 Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 41 6.3 Ojectives ..................................................................................................................... 41 6.4 Assumptions ............................................................................................................... 41 6.5 Approach ...................................................................................................................
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