DEFINITIONS & HISTORY: MODULE OBJECTIVES

In this topic we’ll introduce you to two of our key learning points: the definitions of (1) a cleanroom and, (2) a controlled work area. Although these two are similar in many respects, we’ll look at the actual federal and internationally accepted standards that clearly define the two facilities.

We’ll also take a brief step back in time as we look at the origins of these facilities, and see how that history has led us to the present day.

Payload processing facility  with the Pegasus rocket visible on the other side of a contamination barrier.
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