SSP 50004, GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (GSE) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM (01 FEB 1994)

SSP 50004, GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (GSE) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM (01 FEB 1994)., The purpose of the Ground Support Equipment Design Requirement Document (SSP50004) is to provide the Space Station Program (SSP) with a single top level set of requirements for the design, development and fabrication of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for ground processing and to provide a guide for Test Support Equipment (TSE). These requirements are applicable to both newly required hardware and software or that hardware or software that may require modification or upgrading. In addition, these requirements are applicable only to the modified or upgraded areas of existing hardware or software that may require modification or upgrading. The Ground Support Equipment Design Requirement Document is applicable to all subcontractors involved in providing any functional category of support equipment for the Space Station Program for ground processing. Flight and Orbital Support Equipment will be in accordance with flight hardware criteria and requirements. This document is applicable to all new designed and fabricated Space Station Program hardware/software categorized as GSE. This includes significant modification of existing equipment and design of new deliverables. The contractor shall comply with the requirements of this document to the needs of the Program as defined by the proposed use of the equipment. In particular, the contractors reliability, safety, maintainability and quality assurance program shall be designed to suit the hardware in a cost effective manner. The contractor shall request relief from those requirements which are not applicable or which are reduced in scope. In case of a conflict between this document and any other document, this document will take precedence.