Avionics Box Cold Plate Damage PreventionProblem Introduction: 1. Prevent Cold Plate Damage in Space Shuttle. 1a. The number of cold plate problems had increased from an average of 16.5 per/year between 1990 through 2000, to an average of 39.6 per year between 2001through 2005. 1b. Each complete set of 80 cold plates cost approximately $29 million, an average of $362,500 per cold plate. 1c It takes four months to produce a single cold plate. 2. Prevent Cold Plate Damage in Future Space Vehicles.
Document ID
20120004274
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Stambolian, Damon B. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Larchar, Steven W. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Henderson, Gena (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Tran, Donald (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Barth, Tim (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)