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Remote Imaging of Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Entry Heating Risk ReductionA Measure of Performance (MOP) identified with an Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Multi- Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Program Flight Test Objective (FTO) (OFT1.091) specified an observation during reentry though external ground-based or airborne assets with thermal detection capabilities. The objective of this FTO was to be met with onboard Developmental Flight Instrumentation (DFI), but the MOP for external observation was intended to provide complementary quantitative data and serve as a risk reduction in the event of anomalous DFI behavior (or failure). Mr. Gavin Mendeck, the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) Phase Engineer for the MPCV Program (Vehicle Integration Office/Systems & Mission Integration) requested a risk-reduction assessment from the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) to determine whether quantitative imagery could be obtained from remote aerial assets to support the external observation MOP. If so, then a viable path forward was to be determined, risks identified, and an observation pursued. If not, then the MOP for external observation was to be eliminated.
Document ID
20160009045
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Schuster, David M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Horvath, Thomas J.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Schwartz, Richard J.
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
July 15, 2016
Publication Date
June 1, 2016
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-24878
L-20727
NASA/TM-2016-219214
NESC-RP-12-00795
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 869021.05.07.09.18
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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