NASA NTRS · 20130012561
The Fastrack Suborbital Platform for Microgravity Applications
Abstract
The FASTRACK suborbital experiment platform has been developed to provide a capability for utilizing 2.5-5 minute microgravity flight opportunities anticipated from the commercial suborbital fleet (currently in development) for science investigations, technology development and hardware testing. It also provides "express rack" functionality to deliver payloads to ISS. FASTRACK fits within a 24" x 24" x 36" (61 cm x 61 cm x 91.4 cm) envelope and is capable of supporting either two single Middeck Locker Equivalents (MLE) or one double MLE configuration. Its overall mass is 300 lbs (136 kg), of which 160 lbs (72 kg) is reserved for experiments. FASTRACK operates using 28 VDC power or batteries. A support drawer located at the bottom of the structure contains all ancillary electrical equipment (including batteries, a conditioned power system and a data collection system) as well as a front panel that contains all switches (including remote cut-off), breakers and warning LEDs.
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Levine, H. G., Ball, J. E., Shultz, D., Odyssey, A., Wells, H. W., Soler, R. R., Albino, S., Meshberger, R. J., Murdoch, T.. 2009-09-01. The Fastrack Suborbital Platform for Microgravity Applications. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20130012561
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