31 Jan 00 Contingency Response Force Brief CRF

31 Jan 00 Contingency Response Force Brief

CRF BRIEFING • MISSION SPECIFICS • CONVOY STAGING • COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES – ON-SCENE – SITREPS • SEQUENCE OF EVENTS – NORMAL LANDING – CONTINGENCY / MODE LANDING

ELS/LAS RESPONSIBILITIES • FACILITY COMMANDER – PROVIDE SUPPORT DETAILED IN FUNCPLAN 3610 -99 – DESIGNATE ASCO • ON-SCENE COMMANDER – ENSURE CRF READINESS – SUPERVISE CRF ACTIONS – PROVIDE TIMELY SITREPS • FIRE CHIEF – PROVIDE STANDARD CRASH COVERAGE – SUPERVISE CREW RESCUE

LAUNCH DAY ACTIVITIES • L-3: 00 - LAUNCH TEAM ON CONSOLE IN SOC • L-1: 30 - LAUNCH ABORT SITES CALL IN ON DDMS PHONE BRIDGE – RECEIVE LATEST STATUS OF LAUNCH COUNT – CONDUCT BRIEFING (1615 NASOC muster – OSC, CDO, MED, BIO, SEC, FIRE, ODO, ATC, MASS CAS / WX) • L-0: 15 - SITES CALL INTO DDMS PHONE BRIDGE – ASCO MAINTAINS LOOP UNTIL CLEARED OFF – (1730 POC roll call on ramp FM/Crash FM) • L-0: 00 - RUNWAY DEDICATED • L+0: 10 - CRF RELEASED (when notified by ASCO)

Pre-Staging (go abort) FIRE CH OSC ODO AMB SEC DECON STAIRS BUS

Rwy 29 Staging +BIO FIRE CH / OSC ODO AMB SEC DECON STAIRS BUS

Rwy 02 Staging FIRE CH / OSC +BIO ODO AMB SEC DECON STAIRS BUS

Rwy 11 Staging +BIO FIRE CH / OSC ODO AMB SEC DECON STAIRS BUS

Rwy 20 Staging ODO AMB SEC DECON STAIRS BUS FIRE CH / OSC +BIO

CONVOY STAGING 27 09 C/F/R / BIO CH-1 / OSC CH-2 SP BUS STAIRS AMB DECON R-2 R-1

TOXIC CORRIDOR • COMPUTED USING A KNOWN CONDITION OR A NITROGEN TETROXIDE SPILL OF 80 LB/MIN, OVER 8 MIN, IN 800 SQ FT SPILL AREA {NASOC & Weather will run this upon notification of KEF abort} DATE: 11 -20 -95 TIME: 1430 GMT CONTINUOUS RELEASE MONOMETHYL HYDRAZINE (MMH) SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT. 48 PPM TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE. 03 PPM TEMP 74 F, WIND 290/10 LIQUID RELEASE EMISSION RATE 16 LB/MIN SPILL AREA 320 SQ FT EVAPORATION RATE 5. 8 LB/MIN MAX CONCENTRATION W/IN 30 M CONCENTRATION AT 30 M = 53 PPM 90% PROBABILITY HAZARD DISTANCE = 2256 FT HAZARD DIRECTION AND WIDTH = 110 DEG + 34 DEG MAX DISTANCE FOR 1 PPM = 1074 FT MAX DISTANCE FOR 3 PPM = 644 FT MAX DISTANCE FOR 5 PPM = 539 FT

HAZARD ASSESSMENT TEAM PREPARATION • ENSURE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND MONITORING DEVICES ARE READY – KNOWN LANDING TIME – DOUBLE SONIC BOOM • DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE ORBITER LANDS TO SUIT UP • BE READY TO APPROACH THE ORBITER ON THE OSC’S COMMAND (COMMs !!!)

ORBITER LANDS (L+30 min)

OSC INITIAL SIZE-UP • USE BINOCULARS • FACTORS TO CONSIDER: – AMOUNTS OF TOXIC FUELS ONBOARD – POOLING LIQUID – FIRE / SMOKE – VAPORS – WINDS / WEATHER CONDITIONS

AFTER COMM WITH ORBITER CREW NOMINAL • NORMAL LANDING OPERATIONS • OSC PROVIDES ORBITER CREW SUPPORT CONTINGENCY • EMERGENCY CONDITION • OSC DIRECTS RESCUE OPERATIONS

NOMINAL VISUAL SIGNALS IF OSC CAN’T TALK (UHF 259. 7/282. 8/243. 0) #1 CREW OKAY #2 RCS/OMS/SIDE HATCH SAFE #3 APU SHUTDOWN OSC “ROGER” (HEADLIGHTS)

EMERGENCY VISUAL SIGNALS NEED ASSISTANCE WILL NOT JETTISON HATCH HEADLIGHTS FROM OSC FLASHLIGHT FROM CREW NEED ASSISTANCE WILL JETTISON HATCH = EMER CREW EGRESS

HAZARD ASSESSMENT 9 1250 FEET C/F/R SP RESCUE 200 FEET C/F/R OSC / CH-1 6 oclock position STAIR 12 BIO BUS AMB DECON C/F/R AMB COLD ZONE W I ND WARM ZONE HOT ZONE 3

HAZARD ASSESSMENT • OSC CONFIRM OMS, RCS, AND SIDE HATCH SAFED • PROCEED NO CLOSER THAN 200’ • CONDUCT FORWARD ASSESSMENT – HATCH AREA – FORWARD RCS THRUSTERS – VENT DOORS – CHOCK NOSE • NOTIFY OSC OF DOWNGRADE • CONTINUE AFT ASSESSMENT BIO TEAM 200 FEET FORWARD AFT

PARTIAL DOWNGRADE 1250 FEET C/F/R SP RESCUE 200 FEET 700 FEET OSC / CH-1 BIO BUS STAIR C/F/R AMB DECON AMB COLD ZONE W I ND WARM ZONE C/F/R HOT ZONE

FULL DOWNGRADE 1250 FEET C/F/R SP RESCUE 200 FEET 700 FEET OSC / CH-1 STAIR BUS C/F/R AMB DECON BIO AMB COLD ZONE W I ND Ground stairs to Orbiter nose Points E-1 / E-2 WARM ZONE C/F/R HOT ZONE

NOMINAL RESPONSE SUMMARY • COMMUNICATIONS • HAZARD ASSESSMENT • PARTIAL / FULL DOWNGRADE • NOMINAL ACTIONS

CONTINGENCIES MODE = EMERGENCY SITUATION • MODE I-IV - LAUNCH PAD EMERGENCIES • MODE V - UNAIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE • MODE VI - AIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE • MODE VII - OFF RWY LANDING-INACCESSIBLE • MODE VIII - BAILOUT

MODE V UNAIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE • DECLARED BY THE FLT DIR, CREW OR OSC • C/F/R PROCEED TO 200’ OR AS REQUIRED – REMAINING CONVOY ELEMENT STAY @ 1250’ • CREW EGRESS – C/F/R TRANSPORTS CREW TO DECON / MEDICAL

MODE VI AIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE • DECLARED BY THE FLT DIR, CREW OR OSC – FOR OSC - LOST COMM INCLUDING VISUAL • C/F/R PROCEED TO 200’ OR AS REQUIRED • RESCUE PERSONNEL INGRESS ORBITER – IAW PROCEDURES DOCUMENT • CREW EGRESS – C/F/R TRANSPORTS CREW TO DECON / MEDICAL

MODE V / VI CONVOY POSITION 1250 FEET STAIR C/F/R BUS RESCUE SP OSC / CH-1 AS REQ’D AMB BIO AMB COLD ZONE DECON W I ND WARM ZONE C/F/R CORRIDOR C/F/R HOT ZONE

CONVOY JUST PRIOR TO MODE (WORST CASE) 1250 FEET C/F/R SP RESCUE OSC / CH-1 STAIR BIO BUS C/F/R AMB DECON AMB COLD ZONE W I ND WARM ZONE C/F/R HOT ZONE

EGRESS CONDITION RED • CATASTROPHIC CONDITION POSING SERIOUS THREAT TO RESPONSE FORCE – EXPLOSIVE, TOXIC • DECLARED BY: OSC, FIRE CHIEF • BROADCAST CONDITION – RADIOS, SIRENS, LIGHTS • EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL BEYOND 1250’ – LEAVE ASTRONAUTS IF NOT READY FOR IMMEDIATE EVACUATION

RESPONSE SUMMARY CONTINGENCY RESPONSE NOMINAL RESPONSE 1. ORBITER LANDS 2. OSC DIRECTS HAZARD ASSESSMENT 3. PARTIAL DOWNGRADE, OSC & C/F/R MOVE IN 4. FULL DOWNGRADE, STAIRS MOVED IN, ASTRONAUTS EGRESS AND TRANSPORTED E M E R G E N C Y 1. MODE DECLARED 2. C/F/R RESPOND, ALL OTHERS EVACUATE TO 1250’ 3. ASTRONAUTS EGRESS -ORC/F/R AIDS EGRESS 4. ASTRONAUTS AIDED IN ESCAPE FROM AREA 1 2 5 0 FT 5. ASTRONAUTS DECON’ED, TRIAGED, AS NECESSARY

11 Day Mission Posture • May have only 1 hour notice prior to Orbiter landing • Upon notification by Kennedy Space Center, IDF will contact Tower (x 7701) to activate the crash phone net • NASOC / OSC will ensure CDO, ODO, Bus and Stairs are recalled • All Orbiter Convoy teams form at ESSO with ODO/OSC • Same game plan is executed that we would use today