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Hazardous Material Summary Tables (HMSTs)Ahmed El-Rasheedy
Dec 03, 2025 ArticleContents
- A space toxicologist at NASA JSC. NASA
Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission. HMSTs are required by Safety for all Programs, including but not limited to ISS, Commercial Crew Program (CCP), Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), and Gateway. Johnson Space Center (JSC) toxicologists evaluate the toxic hazard level of all liquids, gases, particles, or gels flown on or to any manned U.S. spacecraft. The biosafety hazard level and flammability levels are assigned by JSC microbiologists and materials experts and are documented in an HMST and in a computerized in-flight version of the HMST called the HazMat (Hazardous Materials) database.
How To Obtain Toxicological Hazard Assessments
“Requirements for Submission of Data Needed for Toxicological Assessment of Chemical and Biologicals to be Flown on Manned Spacecraft”
- Biosafety Review Board (BRB) page.
- Additional US requirements for environmental control and life support (ECLS) assessments can be found in the electronic hazardous materials summary table (eHMST) tool. If you do not have access to this tool, please submit a NAMS request for access to JSC – CMC External Tools. Please reference moukhamedieva@imbp.ru OR barantseva@imbp.ru).
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