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Benefits Obsolescence Reduction Risk Reduction Safety Improvement Cost Reduction

Area(s) of Significant Benefit Safety Performance Sustainability Operations Infrastructure . Passive Millimeter Wave Imaging. Description

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Benefits Obsolescence Reduction Risk Reduction Safety Improvement Cost Reduction

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  1. Area(s) of Significant Benefit Safety Performance Sustainability Operations Infrastructure Passive Millimeter Wave Imaging • Description • Millimeter wavelength visual inspection technique for pre-launch inspection of External Tank (ET) through insulating foam, requiring no electromagnetic energy illumination • Also provides clear imaging through the plume exhaust during launch • Non-intrusively improves the safety of the orbiter/SRBs/ET as launched • Operates through detecting natural emissions • Technologies and Capabilities • Detects separation of foam on ET and detects cracks in SRB fuel segments during assembly • Images in real-time (10 images/sec) during launch, even through SRM exhaust, since millimeter wavelengths are not obscured by either SRM exhaust particles or exhaust plasma • Requires no new development of sensor technologies, but re-uses technologies already developed for Homeland Security applications Benefits Obsolescence Reduction Risk Reduction Safety Improvement Cost Reduction Process Improvement Other Operations Improvement Performance Enhancement • Impacts and Maturity • TRL 6 • POC: Dr. Gary Bastin / Temel Erdogan; ASRC Aerospace. (USTDC), (321) 867-9275 • Increases orbiter safety during ascent & reentry • Economical (since it requires no STS mods) • Reduction in Category 1 Failure Rate of 0.2%

  2. Passive Millimeter Wave Imaging • Total Project Costs: $ 4.75 M • Feasibility: $ 0.25 M • Formulation: $ 1.5 M • Implementation: $ 3 M (full scale) • Project Submitted By: Dr. Gary Bastin / Temel Erdogan • ASRC Aerospace. (USTDC)

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