NASA Facts National Aeronautics and ‘Space Administration Goddard Space Fiight Conter Greenbe, Maryiand 20771 ‘AC 301 286-8955 INF-T92 June 1983 Tools and Crew Aids Although the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was, designed and built with a number of handholds and other accessones to help spacewaiking astronauts, seme the observatory, the crew of STS-61 will fake more than 150 other tools and crew axis with them ‘when they biastott on therr planned 11-day servicing mussion in December 1993. ‘The tools and crew aids, known as Soace Supper Equipment (SSE) hardware, range from a simple bag ‘for carying some of the smaller tools to sophisticaled, ‘battery-operated power tools. They wil be used by the EVA crew members wri will make at least five sSspacewalks to camry out the challenging lask of ‘servicing the spacecraft Crew aids are detmed as those fixed-in-place or onable equipment tems, not nand tools, used to ‘assist Crew members in accomplishing servicng mission tasks. SSE equipment crew aids permit the crew members to maneuver safely or to restrain themselves, transter Orbital Replacement Units (OAUs) and other portable items, protect equipment and crew dunng changeout activites and temporarily stow oF tether equipment during Extra Vehicular Activities (EVAs}. Examples of crew aids are: hand- rails, handholds. translation devices, transfer equip- ment, protective covers, tethenng devices, grapple fortures. foot restraint sockets and stowage and athing fixtures, Tools are hand operated oF manipulated devices ‘mat allow the EVA astronauts to increasa the att ciency of performing mtncate, labor intensive tasks. Tools allow the operaton of HST and SSE interfaces to permit access to equipment, removal and replace- ‘ment of ORUs and the worksite restraint of crew ‘members, tools and hardware using platforms, cad- des or equipment tethers, Tools also provide for temporary storage of hardware stems, supplemental lughting and manual operation of spacecraft and payload appendages and mechanisms during EVAs, ‘The tools and crew ards will be stowed on the Solar Array Carmer (SAC), ORU Came: (RUC), Flight ‘Support System {FSS), HST Too! Box, Sidewall- ‘mounted adapter plates. Provisions Stowage Assemn- bly (PSA), an Adaptive Payload Carrier (APC), md- deck lockers, alt ight deck and in the airlocx. The tools and crew aids are provided by both the Johason ‘Space Center, Houston, Tex., and the Goddard ‘Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. ‘Tools and crew aids considered “general” with a ‘wide variety of uses an the planned 11-day. fwe-EVA ‘mission include the Power Raichel Tool (PRT), Mult setting Torque Limiter (MTL), adjustable extension ‘wath 7/16" sockets, ingress aids. portable work light receplacte and a locking connector tool. More specific “general” items are a low gain antenna (LGA) cover, ‘umbilical connector covers. a flight support system (FSS) berthing and postioning system {BAPS) suppon ost and a mutt-layer insulation (ML repair ki. To be usad to changeout the Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WE/PC) will be the WF/PC handholds, WE! PC guide studs, quick-release zip nuts, WF/PC pick- off miror cover, forward fixture, aft fixture and the HST radial bay cover. For ine High Speed Photometer (HSP) replacement with the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axtal Replacement (COSTAR), tools and aids to be used willbe the COSTAR contamination cover, a COSTAR. handling aid, @ HSP handing ak, forward fieure, at toute and an axial science instrumert protective enclosure (SIPE) satety bar. For the solar array replacement, ihe astronauts will Use articulating foot restrains (AFAs), solar array amary drive mechanism handles, solar array tempo- rary stowage brackets (TSBs). solar array transfer andes, solar array jettison handle, solar aay spines, portable fight releasable grapple fixture (PFRGF) and a Marmon clamp. For the changeout of the gyro rate sensor units, the crew members wil use a portable foot restraint (PER) socket convener (90-degree), fixed head star tracker (FHST) light shade covers and a FHST deta plate cover. ‘The Goddard-provided power ratchet tool (PRT) is powered by a 26-voll battery. Made of titanium and‘aluminum. the tool will be used for tasks requiring controlled torque, speed or tums and can be used ‘where night-angled access is required. It wll provide 25 foot pounds of pressure in the motorized made and 75 foot pounds of pressure in the manual mode and thas a speed of 10 0 30 RPMs. The power ratchet too! wrench is approximately 17 inches long. A spare PRT willbe carried on the mission, as will spares for all ‘other tools to be used by the astronauts. ‘The seven crew members on the firs! Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (STS-61} are Dick Covey. ‘commander; Ken Bowersox. pilot: Story Musgrave, payload commander: Claude Nicollier, ESA mission ‘specialist; and Tom Akers, Kathy Thomton and Jett Hoffman, mission specialists, ‘The mission w scheduled for litot from tne Kennedy Soace Center. The space shutile Endeavour will be the orbiter for the missin. The fist servicing mission tool and crew ards complement includes: ToovCrew Aid Axial Safety Bar BAPS Support Post Co-Processor/OF-224 ‘Stabilization Post COSTAR Contamination Cover Delta Plate Cover. FHST FSS Handrails FSS PFA Sockets Light Shade Gover, FHST Low Gain Antenna Cover ORUC BISIPE Handraits ORUC BISIPE PFR Sockets ‘ORUC Pallet Handrails, ‘ORUC Shelf Handrails ORUC LOPE Handrails, ORUC SOPE Handrails ORUC PFR Sockets PER Sockel Converter (90 degrees) PFA Ingress Aid Ponable Grapple Fixture Solar Aray POM Handle Solar Array Spines Solar Array Transter Handle Solar Array AFR Solar Array Cartier Handrails Solar Array Carrier PFR Socket COSTAR Handling Aid High Speed Photometer Handling Aki ‘Umbilical P105, P106, Connector Cover WFIPC Portable Hanchoid with zip nuts WFIPC Guide Stud Adapter WFIPC Mirror Cover HST Radial Bay Cover 7/6:inch Socket Extension, Long 7M6-inch Socket Extension. Short Connector Locking Too! Mutt-setting Torque Limiter Power Ratchet Tool Wrench Power Ratchet Tool Controller Power Ratchet Too! Battery Module Power Ratchet Too! Transier 3ag ‘Stowage Location onuc FSS Latch Beam ‘onuc ORUC (launch), starboard PSA (retum) Starboard PSA Fs FSS Starboard PSA FSS oRuC oRUC ORC i ORUC i ORUC oRUC onuc Starboard PSA ORuC. Solar Aray Camer Solar Array Carnes Solar Array Carer Solar Aray Carer Solar Aray Camer Solar Array Camer Solar Array Camer ‘oRUC : FSS (launch); HSP (return) j Miadeck Locker RUC Midaeck Locker ‘ORUC Solar Array Cartier Middeck Locker Migdeck Locker Middeck Locker HST Tool Box and Middeck Locker Midgeck Locker Migdeck Locker Middeck Locker Middeck Locker