HAZARD ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION. VOLUME 1: OPERATIONS; VOLUME 2: HAZARDS; VOLUME 3: RISK ANALYSIS
This report is devoted to the review and discussion of generic hazards associated with the ground, launch, orbital and re-entry phases of space operations. Since the DOT's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST) has been charged with protecting the public health and safety, it must promulgate and enforce appropriate safety criteria and regulatory requirements. This report identifies and evaluates prospective safety hazards and presents the technical information available pertaining to the nature, severity and control of hazards and the public risk exposure levels arising from commerical space launch activities.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway, Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA United States 02142Department of Transportation
Office of Commercial and Space Transp, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1988-5
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 182 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Hazardous materials; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk management; Safety; Transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Space
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00620693
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 31 2003 12:00AM