United States Department of Transportation
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Abstract:The Aerospace Corporation was tasked by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center provide technical support to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST), in developing acceptable methods of evaluating risk posed by reentering space hardware during conduct of FAA-licensed operations. The objective of the task is to enhance the reentry hazard handbook, spreadsheet, and survivability tables developed at Aerospace under Task 4.0.
The updated handbook provides step-by-step instructions for calculating casualty expectation using a simplified, conservative methodology during planned reentry over populated areas with the use of the re-entry_casualty_expectation_v2.0.xls spreadsheet and the survivability tables contained in the handbook. Features of the new spreadsheet includes computation of casualty area from debris inputs, a world population database, a trajectory integrator to compute impact points, and debris impact probability distribution calculations. The survivability tables in the handbook contain reentry survivability data for sphere, cylinder, and flat plate shaped debris made of aluminum, titanium, or stainless steel The handbook used in combination with these tools allow AST and its customers to estimate casualty expectation for a given reentry mission.
This handbook is provided "as is" for information purposes only. The adoption, rejection, or use of the materials is at the user's sole risk and expense. The Aerospace corporation disclaims all liability with respect to the use of the handbook.
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