THEMIS MISSION PRESHIP REVIEW Safety Bill Donakowski billdssl

THEMIS MISSION PRE-SHIP REVIEW Safety Bill Donakowski (billd@ssl. berkeley. edu) University of California - Berkeley MPSR SAFETY- 1 UCB 26 OCT 2006

Hazardous Operations to be Performed at Launch Site Operation Lead Role Support Role Lifting, Transportation of Flight Hardware, Integration to 3 rd Stage UCB ASO/Boeing Installation of Bolt Cutters UCB Boeing Use of Asphyxiation Gases (Nitrogen & Helium) UCB ASO Pressurization of RCS System UCB ASO Probe RCS Fueling KSC Fueling Group UCB PCA Spin Balance ASO UCB Installation of SSS Boeing UCB Probes Functional Check-out (including Transmitter Turn-on) UCB ASO RF Check UCB Boeing MPSR SAFETY- 2 UCB 26 OCT 2006

Procedures with Hazardous Operation Procedure Status Lifting, Transportation of Flight Hardware THM-MINT-PROC-015, -068, -069 Released THEMIS PCA Mate to Launch Vehicle THM-MINT-PROC-062 Released Probe LPT THM-MINT-PROC-013 Released Solar Array Illumination Check THM-MINT-PROC-019 Released Purging Probe Instruments THM-MINT-PROC-122 Released PCA Purge Bag Installation and Removal THM-MINT-PROC-071 Under Review Pressurization of RCS System THM-MINT-PROC-056 Released Probe RCS Fueling THM-MINT-PROC-051 Under Review PCA Spin Balance THM-MINT-PROC-067 Under Review Installation of SSS Boeing Procedure Released Bolt Cutter Installation THM-MINT-PROC-141 Released RF Check THM-MINT-PROC-086 Under Review MPSR SAFETY- 3 UCB 26 OCT 2006

Personnel Certifications for Launch Site Operations • Hazardous Operations Certification – – • Pyrotechnic Handling – • – UCB personnel (3) completed certification for SCAPE Training at KSC Review of ASO hydrazine monitoring protocols on training video Pad Operation – MPSR UCB personnel (4) certified Project Support to KSC Fueling Operations – • UCB personnel (4) completed Outside Vendor’s Crane Class Fork Lift – • UCB personnel (2) certified Crane Operations – • UCB personnel (4) certified by KSC Medical Awaiting one more (paperwork submitted) ELSA and Video Training to be completed when at ASO SAFETY- 4 UCB 26 OCT 2006

Personnel Certifications for Launch Site Operations • Training and Certification of THEMIS personnel nearly complete for Launch Site Operations • Remaining items to be completed at ASO – ELSA Training – Pad Safety Videos • THEMIS Team will be ready to support pre-launch activities at KSC/ASO/CCAFS MPSR SAFETY- 5 UCB 26 OCT 2006

Project Safety Statistics Personnel Personal Injuries • 0 Safety Violations or Problem Reports • 0 Flight Hardware Accidents, Mishaps, or Near Misses • 0 THEMIS Safety hopes to continue making no measurable contributions to the Project. MPSR SAFETY- 6 UCB 26 OCT 2006