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Providing Ground Support Equipment for NASA

machine (SUBSA) with large holes in the front

CSS employee owners supporting NASA recently completed an upgrade of a new cold plate for Solidification Using a Baffle in Sealed Ampoules (SUBSA) ground unit. The Cold Plate is a piece of ground support equipment (GSE) that helps control the temperature of the SUBSA furnace for ground testing, similar to the Cold Plate in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) onboard the International Space Station.

machine (SUBSA) with large holes in the front
SUBSA on the International Space Station
(Credit: NASA)
Diagram of a SUBSA pointing out all the parts including the cold plate at the bottom

Diagram of the SUBSA on the International Space Station. 

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Advanced Planning for Hardware Retirements 

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