NASA-STD-5005 Ground Support Equipment Design Criteria

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This Technical Standard approved by NASA May 10, 1996. 39 p. This standard establishes the general characteristics, performance, design, test, safety, reliability, maintainability, supportability, and quality requirements for ground support systems and equipment intended for use at NASA launch, landing, or retrieval locations. This standard specifies the criteria to provide simple, robust, safe, reliable, maintainable, supportable, and cost-effective ground support equipment (GSE) necessary to support space vehicle and payload launch operations.