Streamlining Space Launch Range Safety

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Staff, Space Launch Range Safety Committee, Engineering and Technical Systems Commission, National Research Council Staff, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Staff

ISBN 10: 0309069319 / ISBN 13: 9780309069311

Published by National Academies Press, 2000

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Synopsis:

The U.S. space program is rapidly changing from an activity driven by federal government launches to one driven by commercial launches. In 1997, for the first time commercial launches outnumbered government launches at the Eastern Range (ER), located at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida. Commercial activity is also increasing at the Western Range (WR), located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The government itself is emulating commercial customers, shifting from direct management of launch programs to the purchase of space launch services from U.S. commercial launch companies in an open, competitive market. The fundamental goal of the U.S. space program is to ensure safe, reliable, and affordable access to space. Despite the inherent danger of space launches, the U.S. space program has demonstrated its ability to protect the public. No launch site worker or member of the general public has been killed or seriously injured in any of the 4,600 launches conducted at the ER and WR during the entire 50-year history of the space age. Streamlining Space Launch Range Safety discusses whether range safety processes can be made more efficient and less costly without compromising public safety. This report presents six primary recommendations, which address risk management, Africa gates, roles and responsibilities, range safety documentation [EWR 127-1]), global positioning system (GPS) receiver tracking systems, and risk standards for aircraft and ships.

About the Author: Committee on Space Launch Range Safety, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Research Council

Bibliographic Details

Title: Streamlining Space Launch Range Safety
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good