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July 1974, June 1975, and October 1976

By: E. L. Williamson and M. J. Dickinson 

Abstract

These reports present the results of a study to determine the concentration of sodium chloride in the atmosphere under varying weather conditions and at different locations around Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Sodium choride and other salts in seawater which exist in the atmosphere as an aerosol are corrosive and could initiate or accelerate the decay and deteroiration of critical GSE and flight components. These studies were initiated to measure these constituents in the atmosphere at various elevations and distances from the ocean. Aerosol samples were taken at various times during the course of the study. Concurrent with each series of aerosol samples, meteorological data was obtained from the KSC 150 Meter Ground Winds Tower for analysis of the data.

For additional information, complete copies of these studies are available as NASA-KSC Report Shuttle Study Task No. 0031, Addendum I, and Addendum II.  Send requests for copies to corrosion@ksc.nasa.gov.

To download full copies of these reports in Adobe's pdf format for local printing, click:

Shuttle Study Task No. 0031 - lasp.pdf.  (1.8MB)

Addendum I - lasp1.pdf. (0.4MB)

Addendum II - lasp2.pdf. (1.5MB)

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