For certain space missions, an assembly must be integrated onto the spacecraft as late as possible in the launch vehicle processing flow. 12This late integration can be driven for a variety of reasons including thermal or hazardous materials constraints. This paper discusses the process of integrating an assembly onto a spacecraft as late as one week prior to the opening of the launch window. Consideration is given to achieving sufficient access for hardware integration, methods of remotely securing hardware to the spacecraft, maintaining spacecraft cleanliness throughout the integration process, and electrically integrating the component to the spacecraft. Specific examples are taken from the remote mechanical, electrical, and fluid cooling system integration of the power source onto the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover at the Atlas V Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft Power Source Installation at Launch Complex


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2010 ; Big Sky,MT, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-03-06


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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