A study was performed to assess the effect of booster configuration on the ascent abort process. A generic abort event sequence was created and booster related risk drivers were identified. Three model boosters were considered in light of the risk drivers: a solid rocket motor configuration, a side mount combination solid and liquid configuration, and a stacked liquid configuration. The primary risk drivers included explosive fireball, overpressure, and fragment effects and booster-crew module re-contact. Risk drivers that were not specifically booster dependent were not addressed. The solid rocket configuration had the most benign influence on an abort while the side mount architecture provided the most challenging abort environment.


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    Title :

    Launch Architecture Impact on Ascent Abort and Crew Survival


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    8th Probabalistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference


    Publication date :

    2006-05-19


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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