https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110007919 2019-08-30T14:56:11+00:00Z 2010 NASA Range Safety Annual Report This 2010 Range Safety Annual Report is produced by virtue of funding and support from the following: Bryan O'Connor, Chief Safety and Mission Assurance NASA Headquarters Robert D. Cabana Director, Kennedy Space Center Michael E. Wetmore Director, Safety and Mission Assurance Humberto Garrido Deputy Director, Safety and Mission Assurance 2 Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 7 II. RANGE SAFETY PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND 2010 HIGHLIGHTS ... 8 III. AGENCY PROGRAM ........................................................................... 9 A. RANGE SAFETY TRAINING 2010 UPDATES ................................... 9 1. Range Safety Orientation (SMA-SAFE-NSTC-0074) ............................................. 9 2. Range Flight Safety Analysis (SMA-SAFE-NSTC-0086) ..................................... 10 3. Range Flight Safety Systems (SMA-SAFE-NSTC-0096) ..................................... 11 4. Range Safety Operations Course (SMA-SAFE-NSTC-0097) .............................. 12 B. RANGE SAFETY POLiCy ................................................................ 14 1. NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 8715.5A ................................................ 14 2. Launch Support Policy ......................................................................................... 14 3. Range Commanders Council Range Safety Group (RSG) .................................. 15 4. Common Standards Working Group (CSWG) ..................................................... 17 C. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS ..................................................... 19 IV. CENTER REPORTS .......................................................................... 20 A. NASA HEADQUARTERS ................................................................. 20 B. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ............................................................ 21 1. DDT&E Support ...................................................................................................21 a. Constellation (CxP) ........................................................................................ 21 b. 21 st Century Space Launch Complex (21 CSLC) ............................................ 21 c. Commercial Crew Development Planning Office (CCDPO) ........................... 24 2. Current Operations (Eastern and Western Range) .............................................. 25 3. Emerging Operations ...........................................................................................26 a. Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Policy Development ................................. 26 b. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Predator........................................ 26 c. E-Green .......................................................................................................... 27 d. Global Hawk ................................................................................................... 28 e. Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) Flight Test Vehicle 2 (FTV-2) ................. 29 C. WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY ......................................................... 31 1. Balloon Program Office ....................................................................................... 31 3 2. WFF Aircraft Office .............................................................................................. 32 3. Sounding Rocket Program .................................................................................. 32 4. Earth Science Research Support ........................................................................ 34 5. Launch Support ................................................................................................... 34 6. Flight Facility Infrastructure Improvements .......................................................... 34 D. DRYDEN RESEACH CENTER ......................................................... 37 1. Enhanced Flight Termination System .................................................................. 37 2. Orion .................................................................................................................... 37 3. Small UASs ......................................................................................................... 38 4. Blended Wing Body Low Speed Vehicle ............................................................. 39 5. NASA Global Hawk ............................................................................................. 39 6. Ikhana ..................................................................................................................40 E. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ............................................................ 43 1. Constellation Range Safety Panel ...................................................................... .43 a. Air Force Space Command Manual (AFSPCMAN) 91-710 Requirements Tailoring ......................................................................................................... 43 b. Ares I-X Post-Flight Data Report ................................................................... .43 c. Range Safety and Ascent Abort Debris Risk Assessments ............................ 43 d. Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) Flight Termination System (FTS) Determination Analysis .................................................................................. 43 2. Shuttle Range Safety Panel ............................................................................... .44 a. Shuttle Limit Lines .......................................................................................... 44 b. Solid Rocket Booster Linear Shaped Charge Vibration Qualification ............. 44 c. FOV1 Software Version 2.5 ........................................................................... .45 d. Launch Collision Avoidance (COLA) Process ............................................... .46 F. AMES RESEARCH CENTER ........................................................... 47 G. LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER .................................................... 47 1. Airborne Subscale Transport Aircraft Research (AirST AR) Project .................... .48 2. SUAVELab ..........................................................................................................49 3. FLiC .....................................................................................................................50 4. Rapid Evaluation Concept (REC) ........................................................................ 51 H. STENNIS RESEARCH CENTER ...................................................... 53 1. Engine Testing ..................................................................................................... 54 2. Small Arms Range ............................................................................................... 55 4 3. Special Forces Integrated Training ...................................................................... 55 4. Stennis International Airport ................................................................................ 56 5. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Certificate of Authority ............................................ 56 V. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ............................................................... 57 A. AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM (AFSS) ....................... 57 B. JOINT ADVANCED RANGE SAFETY SYSTEM (JARSS) ............... 58 VI. SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS ..............................................•............... 61 A. EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (ELV) PAYLOAD SAFETY PROGRAM ........................................................................................ 61 1. AFSPCMAN 91-710(T) ........................................................................................61 2. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Pyrovalve Waiver ............................................. 61 3. EL V Payload Safety Program Training Course ................................................... 63 B. FALCON 9 LAUNCH ........................................................................ 64 C. JULIER UHLMANN -IMPROVEMENTS TO STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR RANGE SAFETY ANALYSIS ........................... 65 SUMMARy ............................................................................................... 67 5 Table of Figures FIGURE 1: TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSES AND STUDENTS TAUGHT .................................................. 9 FIGURE 2: 2011 COURSE SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 3: RANGE SAFETY ORIENTATION COURSE OUTLINE .......................................................... 10 FIGURE 4: CURRENT RANGE FLIGHT SAFETY ANALYSIS COURSE OUTLlNE ................................. 11 FIGURE 5: RANGE FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEMS COURSE OUTLINE .................................................... 12 FIGURE 6: RANGE SAFETY OPERATIONS COURSE OUTLINE ........................................................... 13 FIGURE 7: VAB RES DEMO .....................................................................................................................23 FIGURE 8: CAPE 1A AND CAPE 1 B COMMAND SYSTEMS .................................................................. 24 FIGURE 9: EASTERN AND WESTERN RANGE MISSIONS 2010 .......................................................... 26 FIGURE 10. PREDATOR B GUARDIAN ..................................................................................................