Large rockets can fail during launch and be very hazardous to the public. Risk analysis methods are necessary to determine the likelihood and magnitude of the risk. This is usually combined into a single measure, casualty expectation, which represents the average number of casualties per launch. Real-time safety controls are introduced and the steps to compute the risk are summarized. Also discussed are alternate risk presentations, level of risk acceptability and methods to mitigate the risk.
Controlling the Risks to the Public from the Consequences of Large Rocket Launch Failures
10th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments and Second NASA/ARO/ASCE Workshop on Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian Exploration ; 2006 ; League City/Houston, Texas, United States
Earth & Space 2006 ; 1-8
2006-03-02
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Controlling the Risks to the Public from the Consequences of Large Rocket Launch Failures
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