Sounding rocket and balloon flight safety philosophy and methodologiesNASA's sounding rocket and balloon goal is to successfully and safely perform scientific research. This is reflected in the design, planning, and conduct of sounding rocket and balloon operations. The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the sounding rocket and balloon scientific community with flight safety philosophy and methodologies, and how range safety affects their programs. This paper presents the flight safety philosophy for protecting the public against the risk created by the conduct of sounding rocket and balloon operations. The flight safety criteria used to implement this philosophy are defined and the methodologies used to calculate mission risk are described.
Document ID
19870028437
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Beyma, R. J. (NASA Wallops Flight Center Wallops Island, VA, United States)