External Contamination Integration of Visiting Vehicles on the International Space Station

Abstract: The International Space Station (ISS) is an on-orbit platform for science utilization in low Earth orbit. The induced contamination environment can impact performance, mission success, and science utilization. Cargo and crew vehicles visiting the ISS represent significant sources of contamination. The Space Environments Team of the ISS Program Office has developed visiting vehicle requirements and methodologies to address the increasingly complex challenge of integrating multiple visiting veh…