Project Title:

Manual Apparel Cleaning System for Extended- Duration-Orbiter Shuttle Missions

92-1-12.10-8152                                                   NAS09-18868
Manual Apparel Cleaning System for Extended-
     Duration-Orbiter Shuttle Missions
Johnson Engineering Corporation
3055 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO  80301-5406
John A. Ciciora                                      (303-449-8152)

Abstract:

     This project's objective is to develop and evaluate an
austere manual apparel cleaning system (MACS) for use in
laundering selected items of clothing on extended duration orbiter
(EDO) shuttle missions. Plans to extend shuttle missions to 30,
60, and perhaps 90 days would strain the onboard stowage
capability for clothing and other consumables. The laundry system
currently being considered for Space Station Freedom (SSF) would
be costly and difficult to integrate into the existing shuttle
crew compartment. This project addresses these problems with a
simple, compact, lightweight system that does not consume orbiter
power or involve complex interfaces. Phase I will demonstrate the
feasibility of a safe, comfortable, productive, and effective MACS
through thorough requirements analysis and testing, and design.

Potential Commercial Application:

Potential Commercial Applications:  Potential commercial users of
the MACS include travelers in motels, motor homes, trains, or
boats, as well as people in isolated settings such as campgrounds,
scientific outposts, and military expeditions and installations.
Other NASA users include manned missions to Mars.

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