Payload Processing Facility Design

摘要

The design of space launch infrastructure systems, with its inherent high technology interfaces, is unfamiliar territory for most practicing civil engineers. This paper examines the fundamental structural, mechanical, electrical, and architectural considerations that should be addressed when developing the design criteria for one such structure, the Payload Processing Facility. Unusual building design aspects are discussed with possible design solutions. A review of the Payload Processing Facility designed for the Kodiak Island, Alaska, launch complex is reviewed in a discussion on optimized facility layout.