| Hubble Space Telescope Flight Support System (FSS) Container |
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The Hubble Space Telescope FSS Shipping Container is a sealed, controlled breathing, reusable container. The container is an aluminum design that is welded, riveted, and bolted together. The container is engineered for the physical and environmental protection of the FSS during transportation. The container consists of a base and completely removable cover equipped with the special features listed below. The base is an aluminum skid made up of I-beam, sheet, and wide flange H-beams. The base is also equipped with heavy duty lifting rings that can be used to lift the entire loaded container and tie-down rings that interface with the C-5 Galaxy Aircraft. The cover has many special features including two latchable personnel doors, two access ports for instrumentation and data collection, a single weather tight box for attachment of all instrumentation, a HEPA filter Environmental Control System connection port, a return air port, catches for alignment posts, and tag lines to facilitate easy and safe removal of the cover. A silicone rubber gasket and quick release cam-over- center latches create a water tight seal at the base-cover interface. Container external dimensions are 220 inches length, 168 inches width, and 168 inches height. |
| The FSS is hard-mounted to the base using three attachment points jointly designed by AFPTEF and the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The first two attachment points consist of longeron pillow block clamps mounted to towers that are in turn mounted to the base. The are slotted in the X and Y direction to allow for adjustability. The third attachment point, the keel fixture, is designed to allow for three possible orientations (nominal, in-board, and out-board). |
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