Information from the Survey of Spaceflight Safety Systems considered most applicable to present and future spaceflight activities is summarized. Mission reports for the first three Shuttle Orbiter flights discuss all anomalies which occurred and their resolution, such as the solid rocket booster ignition overpressure spike, and thermal tile damage. Two emergency rescue systems for orbiting space stations are proposed: a dish type rescue capsule and a reusable orbit vehicle. Prebreathing and stage decompression are considered as means of protecting astronauts against decompression effects. The Spacelab Space Sled experiments are described, as is a test program on the assembly of large space structures completed in mid-1981. Finally, collision hazards for space missions are estimated, and operational procedures for minimizing these hazards are discussed.


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    Title :

    Survey of Spaceflight Safety Systems /Survey period: July 1981 June 1982/


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Astronautical Congress ; 1982 ; Paris, France


    Publication date :

    1982-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English