KSC-DE-512-SM制定了地面系统（GS）的设计和制造要求和指南，包括地面支持设备（GSE）和地面支持系统（GSS），为设计和开发坚固、安全、可靠、可维护、可支持、，以及支持太空飞行和机构项目的成本效益高的GS。本标准手册旨在补充NASA-STD-5005的最低要求，适用于肯尼迪航天中心（KSC）特定环境的更具体、严格、限制性或苛刻的要求，并确保与现有系统的兼容性。本标准手册还提供了GSS的要求，因为NASA-STD-5005不包括这些系统。

This document establishes requirements and guidance for the design and fabrication of ground systems (GS), which includes ground support equipment (GSE) and ground support systems (GSS), to provide uniform methods and processes for the design and development of robust, safe, reliable, maintainable, supportable, and cost-effective GS in support of space flight and institutional programs and projects. This standards manual is intended to supplement the minimum requirements of NASA-STD-5005 by applying more site-specific, stringent, restrictive, or demanding requirements applicable to the specific Kennedy Space Center (KSC) environment and to ensure compatibility with existing systems. This standards manual also provides requirements for GSS which are not covered by NASA-STD-5005.