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HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 325 of 422<br />

I. ‘Bio-lock’ container sealing facility mounted to external wall of SHM:<br />

Bio-Container principle has been developed by JPL/NASA- Ref paper 001CES-<br />

131, Dolgin, Sanok, Sevilla & Bement<br />

• ‘Bio-lock’ provides sample handling link through SHM wall<br />

• Samples placed into container by EVA Astronaut<br />

• ‘Biolock’ container sealing as per MSR study- 1st Level.<br />

• Double walled containment vessel<br />

• Explosive welding & I/F fracture<br />

i. Environmental Containment Verification Level 1<br />

II. 1st Quarantine period on Mars to verify seal before transfer to MAV:<br />

• Container environmental control-Power connection provided by SHM<br />

• Minimum available quarantine time is the 7 day launch preparation<br />

• Sealing Verification- Level 1.<br />

i. Inert gas pressurisation<br />

ii. Pressure and gas concentration monitoring<br />

III. Bio-Containers transferred from the quarantine enclosure to transport containers in the<br />

MAV:<br />

• Manually transferred by astronaut internally from SHM to MAV<br />

• MAV Transport Containers Sealed<br />

• Explosive welding<br />

i. Environmental Containment Verification Level 2<br />

• Container environmental control-Power connection provided by MAV- 1st & 2nd<br />

Levels<br />

IV. 2nd quarantine period, on Mars to verify seal before MAV launch:<br />

• Container environmental control-Power connection provided by MAV<br />

• Time of quarantine is dependent upon when the last samples are transferred<br />

from SHM to MAV, suggest minimum of a couple of days<br />

• Sealing Verification Levels 1 & 2<br />

i. Inert gas pressurisation<br />

ii. Pressure and gas concentration monitoring.<br />

V. MAV Transport Containers transferred from the MAV to the ERC:<br />

• Manually transferred by Astronaut internally from the MAV to the ERC.<br />

• ERC Transport Containers Sealed- 3rd Level<br />

• Clamping seal<br />

i. Environmental Containment Verification Level 3<br />

ii. (Explosive welding possible if required for risk mitigation/safety)<br />

VI. 3rd quarantine period to verify seals before return:<br />

• Container environmental control-Power connection provided by ERC- 1st & 2 nd<br />

Levels:

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