NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20070006480: Test Facilities Capability Handbook: Volume 1 - Stennis Space Center (SSC); Volume 2 - Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

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TEST FACILITIES CAPABILITY HANDBOOK
STENNIS SPACE CENTER
and
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Rocket Propulsion Test Program Office
Building 1100
Stennis Space Center, MS

January 2007
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PREFACE

Stennis Space Center's (SSC's) and Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC’s) test
facilities, supporting infrastructure, and technical capabilities are described in this
handbook, which should be considered a living and evolving document. It is organized
into two volumes, Volume I containing SSC capabilites and Volume II containing MSFC
capabilities. Questions related to test capabilities identified in this document and
additional assistance in accessibility to the information in this document should be
directed to the Rocket Propulsion Test Program Office as follows:

Rocket Propulsion Test Program Office
Building 1100
John C. Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000

[email protected]

228-688-2351
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TEST FACILITIES CAPABILITY HANDBOOK

Volume I

STENNIS SPACE CENTER

Rocket Propulsion Test Program Office
Building 1100
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

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Space Administration

Stennis Space Center
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................1
1.1 History........................................................................................................1
1.2 Background................................................................................................4
1.3 Test Experience.........................................................................................5
1.3.1 Apollo Saturn V First Stage........................................................................5
1.3.2 Apollo Saturn V Second Stage...................................................................6
1.3.3 Space Shuttle Main Engines......................................................................7
1.3.4 Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA)..................................7
1.3.5 Component Testing....................................................................................8
1.3.6 Commercial Rocket Engine Component, Engine System, and
Booster/Stage Testing................................................................................9
1.3.7 Evolution of SSC into a Multi-Customer Environment................................9
2.0 NASA TEST OPERATIONS.....................................................................11
2.1 Introduction..............................................................................................11
2.2 Project Management................................................................................11
2.3 Systems Engineering...............................................................................11
2.4 Design and Analysis.................................................................................12
2.5 Test Operations........................................................................................12
2.6 Test Support.............................................................................................12
3.0 PROPULSION TEST FACILITIES ...........................................................13
3.1 "A" Test Complex.....................................................................................13
3.1.1 Liquid Oxygen Propellant System............................................................15
3.1.2 Liquid Hydrogen Propellant System.........................................................15
3.1.3 Gas Supply Systems................................................................................16
3.1.4 Water Supply System...............................................................................20
3.1.5 Electrical Power Distribution.....................................................................20
3.1.6 Data Acquisition.......................................................................................20
3.1.7 Test Control Center..................................................................................21
3.2 "B" Test Complex.....................................................................................22
3.2.1 Liquid Oxygen Propellant System............................................................23
3.2.2 Liquid Hydrogen Propellant System.........................................................25
3.2.3 GHe Spin Start System............................................................................26
3.2.4 Gas Supply Systems................................................................................27
3.2.5 Water Supply System...............................................................................30
3.2.6 Electrical Power Distribution.....................................................................30
3.2.7 Data Acquisition.......................................................................................31
3.2.8 Test Control Center..................................................................................32

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3.3 "E" Test Complex.....................................................................................33
3.3.1 E-1 Test Facility.......................................................................................33
3.3.2 E-2 Test Facility.......................................................................................45
3.3.3 E-3 Test Facility.......................................................................................63
3.3.4 E-4 Test Facility.......................................................................................73
4.0 PROPULSION TEST SUPPORT.............................................................75
4.1 Cryogenics Operations.............................................................................75
4.1.1 Liquid Oxygen Service.............................................................................75
4.1.2 Liquid Hydrogen Service..........................................................................77
4.2 High Pressure Gas Facility.......................................................................78
4.2.1 Air Supply System....................................................................................78
4.2.2 Helium Supply System.............................................................................79
4.2.3 Nitrogen Supply System...........................................................................80
4.2.4 Hydrogen Supply System.........................................................................81
4.2.5 Auxiliary Tube Bank Storage....................................................................82
4.3 High Pressure Industrial Water Facility..............................................................83
4.3.1 Industrial Water System...........................................................................83
4.3.2 Emergency Power-Generating System....................................................85
4.4 Site Electrical Distribution ...................................................................................86
5.0 TEST OPERATIONS SERVICES............................................................87
5.1 Test Stand Operations.......................................................................................87
5.2 Test Engineering................................................................................................87
5.3 Engineering Design............................................................................................87
5.4 Systems Engineering Analysis and Simulation..................................................88
5.5 Configuration Management................................................................................88
5.6 Test and Evaluation (T&E) Technology Development........................................88
5.7 Program Management Support..........................................................................89
5.8 Scheduling Support............................................................................................89
5.9 Safety & Mission Assurance ..............................................................................90
5.10 Program Integration.........................................................................................90
5.11 Performance Improvement...............................................................................90
6.0 LABORATORY SERVICES......................................................................91
6.1 Science Laboratory Services .............................................................................91
6.1.1 Environmental Laboratory........................................................................91
6.1.2 Gas and Material Science Laboratory......................................................94
6.2 Measurement Standards and Calibration Laboratory (MS&CL).........................98
6.2.1 Standards Laboratory...............................................................................98
6.2.2 Dimensional Laboratory...........................................................................98
6.2.3 Electrical Calibration and Instrumentation Repair Laboratory..................99
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6.2.4 Pressure Laboratory.................................................................................99
6.2.5 Flow Laboratory.....................................................................................100
6.2.6 Mechanical Laboratory...........................................................................100
6.2.7 Wind Tunnel...........................................................................................100
6.2.8 Vibration Laboratory...............................................................................100
6.2.9 Temperature Laboratory.........................................................................100
6.2.10 Cleaning Laboratory...............................................................................101
6.2.11 Metrology Engineering...........................................................................101
6.2.12 Fabrication and Development Laboratory..............................................101
7.0 Information Systems ..............................................................................109
7.1 Applications Systems.......................................................................................109
7.2 Software Development.....................................................................................110
7.3 Data Systems and IT Operations.....................................................................110
7.4 Administrative Telecommunications Support...................................................111
7.5 IT Security Services.........................................................................................111
7.6 Information Resources Management...............................................................112
7.7 Process Engineering........................................................................................112
7.8 Planning and Scheduling Services...................................................................112
7.9 Audio-Visual and Video Services.....................................................................113
8.0 FACILITY OPERATING SERVICES (FOS)............................................115
8.1 Facility and Operations Engineering Services........................................115
8.1.1 Engineering Services.............................................................................115
8.1.2 Documentation.......................................................................................115
8.1.3 Energy Management and Space Utilization...........................................115
8.1.4 Spares Provisioning and Certification of Pressure Vessels....................115
8.1.5 Construction Services............................................................................116
8.1.6 Safety Services......................................................................................116
8.2 Facilities Services ..................................................................................116
8.2.1 Work Processing....................................................................................116
8.2.2 Facilities Support....................................................................................116
8.2.3 Maintenance Engineering/PT&I..............................................................117
8.2.4 Carpentry/Paint Shop.............................................................................118
8.2.5 Equipment Operations ...........................................................................118
8.2.6 Equipment Maintenance ........................................................................118
8.2.7 Equipment Systems...............................................................................119
8.2.8 Mechanical/Plumbing Shop....................................................................119
8.2.9 Electric & High Voltage Shops...............................................................119
8.2.10 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Shop............119
8.2.11 Energy Management and Control System Office...................................120
8.2.12 Custodial Services .................................................................................120
8.2.13 Roads and Grounds...............................................................................120
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8.3 Institutional Support Services.................................................................121
8.3.1 Logistics Services ..................................................................................121
8.3.2 Institutional Services..............................................................................121
8.3.3 Information Services ..............................................................................122
8.3.4 Procurement...........................................................................................122
8.3.5 Drayage and Labor................................................................................123
8.4 Technical Services.................................................................................123
8.4.1 Fluid Component Processing Facility.....................................................123
8.4.2 Weld/Fabrication Shop...........................................................................123
8.4.3 Machine Shop........................................................................................124
8.4.4 Component Support...............................................................................124
8.4.5 Test Operations......................................................................................124
8.4.6 Construction Management.....................................................................125
8.4.7 Marine Operations..................................................................................125
8.4.8 Quality Services.....................................................................................125
8.5 Nondestructive Test and Evaluation Laboratory.....................................125
8.5.1 Radiographic Inspection (RT).................................................................126
8.5.2 Ultrasonic Testing..................................................................................127
8.5.3 Liquid Penetrant Testing........................................................................127
8.5.4 Magnetic Particle Testing.......................................................................127
8.5.5 Leak Testing...........................................................................................127
8.5.6 Eddy-Current Testing (ET).....................................................................128
8.5.7 Visual Inspection....................................................................................128
8.5.8 Hardness Testing...................................................................................128
8.5.9 Bubble Leak Testing..................................................................................128
9.0 OUTSOURSING DESKTOP INITIATIVE FOR NASA (ODIN)................129
9.1 Office Automation...................................................................................129
9.2 Telecommunications..............................................................................129
9.2.1 Telephone System.................................................................................130
9.2.2 LAN........................................................................................................130
9.2.3 Circuits and Wiring.................................................................................130
9.2.4 Network Operations Center....................................................................131
9.2.5 Wireless Communications......................................................................131
9.2.6 Video Network........................................................................................131
9.2.7 Desktop Computers ...............................................................................132
9.2.8 Help Desk...............................................................................................132
10.0 OTHER...................................................................................................133
10.1 Cray Supercomputer..............................................................................133
APPENDIX A...................................................................................................................1
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.......................................................................................3
REFERENCE DRAWINGS..........................................................................................7
APPENDIX B...................................................................................................................1
ACRONYMS................................................................................................................3
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