Demonstration Results
By: Ken Marts, John Howard Martin Marietta Corporation Defense Space &
Communications Company
Ken Marts is a group engineer at Martin Marietta Astronautics Group (MMAG)
in Denver, CO. He is currently the technical lead for CFC Replacement Programs
and responsible for the implementation of a program to reduce the usage of CFC
113 at Martin Marietta by more than 95% by 1991. Ken earned BS and MS
Engineering degrees from the Colorado School of Mines and an ME degree from
the University of Colorado.
John Howard is a Manufacturing Operations Manager at
MMAG. John is the lead for CFC Replacement Programs and is also responsible
for the previously mentioned CFC 113 reduction program. John has more than
thirty years experience in cleaning, assembly, and test operations of space
launch vehicle and spacecraft systems. This included cleanroom design and
operation as well as the design and use of CFC 113, alcohol, and water final
cleaning systems.