Although there are ongoing efforts to extend the ISS life cycle through 2028, the International Space Station (ISS) end-of-life (EOL) cycle is currently scheduled for 2020. The EOL for the ISS will require de-orbiting the ISS. This will be the largest manmade object ever to be de-orbited, therefore safely de-orbiting the station will be a very complex problem. This process is being planned by NASA and its international partners. Numerous factors will need to be considered to accomplish this such as target corridors, orbits, altitude, drag, maneuvering capabilities, debris mapping etc. The ISS EOL Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) will play a part in this process by estimating the reliability of the hardware supplying the maneuvering capabilities. The PRA will model the probability of failure of the systems supplying and controlling the thrust needed to aid in the de-orbit maneuvering.


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    Title :

    International Space Station End-of-Life Probabilistic Risk Assessment


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference ; 2014 ; Honolulu, HI, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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