GSFC 420-01-09 Change 01 Effective Date: 06/22/2015 EXTERNAL PAYLOADS PROPOSER’S GUIDE to the International Space Station Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland CHECK THE ESP DIVISION WEBSITE AT http://espd.gsfc.nasa.gov/isseppg/ TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION PRIOR TO USE. GSFC 420-01-09 Rev - Effective Date: 04/30/2015 External Payloads Proposer’s Guide to the International Space Station [ This page intentionally left blank] CHECK THE ESP DIVISION WEBSITE AT http://espd.gsfc.nasa.gov/isseppg/ TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION PRIOR TO USE. i GSFC 420-01-09 Change 01 Effective Date: 06/22/2015 External Payloads Proposer’s Guide to the International Space Station Acknowledgement This Guide has been developed by the Systems Engineering Working Group (SEWG) of the Earth Systematic Missions Program (ESMP), the Earth Science Systems Pathfinders Program (ESSP), and the International Space Station (ISS) Research Integration Office (formerly known as “Payloads Office”). Several NASA developers of payloads for the ISS reviewed early drafts of the document and provided inputs. Participation of the ESSP included several members of the Common Instrument Interface team. The intent of this document is to level the playing field in competitions for Earth Science funds, 01 and to improve the quality of NASA Earth science, space science, technology demonstrations, and all other external payloads operating on the ISS. The problem being addressed is that the ISS has recently become much more available for hosting science payloads, but the science community has widely variable levels of experience and expertise to accommodations information about the ISS. This may unduly favor organizations with past experience in the development of ISS payloads. With this document, scientists and principal investigators and their engineering teams can more readily gain the level of understanding of the ISS interfaces 01 and accommodations needed to develop a winning proposal. This improves the chances of the best science being done from the ISS, reduces workload within the proposal development workforce and reduces the expense of developing a proposal, reduces workload on those within the ISS Research Integration Office who work with proposal teams and review proposals, and reduces post-award surprises which might lead to cost over-runs or cancellation. This initial release is under the configuration control of the ESMP and the GSFC Flight Projects Directorate, Earth Science Projects Division. To ensure you have the current version, visit the web site at the bottom of each page. CHECK THE ESP DIVISION WEBSITE AT http://espd.gsfc.nasa.gov/isseppg/ TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION PRIOR TO USE. iii GSFC 420-01-09 Change 01 Effective Date: 06/22/2015 CHANGE RECORD PAGE Document Title: External Payloads Proposer’s Guide to the International Space Station Document Date: April 2015 ISSUE DATE PAGES AFFECTED DESCRIPTION Original April 2015 All Baselined - Approved By CCR# 1014 Change 01 June 2015 Pages iii, 3 Changes noted – Approved by CCR# 1015 CHECK THE ESP DIVISION WEBSITE AT http://espd.gsfc.nasa.gov/isseppg/ TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION PRIOR TO USE. vi GSFC 420-01-09 Rev - Effective Date: 04/30/2015 External Payloads Proposer’s Guide to the International Space Station Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 General Information for Operating on ISS .................................................................. 3 2.1 How to Get Started ............................................................................................. 3 2.2 What You Should Know ...................................................................................... 4 2.3 Roles/Responsibilities of ISS Organizations ........................................................ 5 2.4 Roles /Responsibilities of Payload Providers ...................................................... 6 2.5 Manifesting Process ............................................................................................ 6 3.0 ISS Accommodations ................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Integrated Truss Assembly/ExPRESS Logistics Carrier .................................... 18 Physical Accommodations ................................................................................ 18 Robotics ............................................................................................................ 23 Thermal ............................................................................................................ 25 Power .............................................................................................................. 27 Command and Data Handling (C&DH) .............................................................. 30 Field Of View (FOV) .......................................................................................... 34 Microgravity Environment .................................................................................. 38 Electromagnetic Compatibility/Electromagnetic Interference (EMC/EMI) .......... 41 3.2 Japanese Experiment Module-External Facility (JEM-EF) ................................. 42 Physical Accommodations ................................................................................ 43 Robotics ............................................................................................................ 49 Thermal ............................................................................................................ 52 Power .............................................................................................................. 58 Command and Data Handling (C&DH) .............................................................. 59 Field of View (FOV) ........................................................................................... 63 Microgravity Environment .................................................................................. 71 Electromagnetic Compatibility/Electromagnetic Interference (EMC/EMI) .......... 73 3.3 Columbus External Payload Facility (Columbus-EPF) ....................................... 73 Physical Accommodations ................................................................................ 76 Robotics (SSRMS/SPDM (Dextre)) ................................................................... 79 Thermal ............................................................................................................ 81 Power (and Electrical Interfaces) ...................................................................... 83 Command and Data Handling (C&DH) .............................................................. 86 Fields of View (FOV) ......................................................................................... 88 Microgravity Environment .................................................................................. 91 Electromagnetic Compatibility/Electromagnetic Interference (EMC/EMI) .......... 92 3.4 Additional Factors Common to All ISS External Sites ........................................ 93 Attitude and Pointing ......................................................................................... 93 Micrometeoroids/Orbital Debris ......................................................................... 94 Magnetic Field and Gravitational Field .............................................................. 95 Atomic Oxygen ................................................................................................. 96 On-orbit Minimum Pressure Environment ......................................................... 96 Space Sink Temperature .................................................................................. 96 Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) ..................................................................... 96 CHECK THE ESP DIVISION WEBSITE AT http://espd.gsfc.nasa.gov/isseppg/ TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION PRIOR TO USE. vii GSFC 420-01-09 Rev - Effective Date: 04/30/2015 Contamination ................................................................................................... 96 Contingency EVA (as required) ....................................................................... 101 End of Mission ................................................................................................ 101 4.0 Integration and Operations ...................................................................................... 102 4.1 Integration ....................................................................................................... 102 Integration Template (Reference Milestones) .................................................. 102 Engineering Integration Process ..................................................................... 104 Verification Interface Testing (Part of Verification Process) ............................. 108 4.2 ISS Operations ............................................................................................... 110 Overview ISS Integrated Mission Elements .................................................. 111 Typical Profile (Day-in-the-Life) ....................................................................... 112 Attitude/Altitude Adjustments/Corrections ....................................................... 113 Visiting Vehicle Timeline ................................................................................