Development of a Range-Safety Smart System
TBMG-6988
11/01/2000
- Content
Range Safety Officers (RSOs) are used by NASA and other government agencies to assure protection of life and property during launch operations. The current decision-making system used by the RSOs at NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) and the National Ranges, including the Eastern Range (ER) and Western Range (WR), was conceptually developed in the late 1960's and early 1970's. From time to time, improvements have been implemented to increase reliability. However, technology did not exist to make significant improvements in the 3-to-5-second RSO decision-making time. Today, it appears technically feasible to make significant improvements to this system.
- Citation
- "Development of a Range-Safety Smart System," Mobility Engineering, November 1, 2000.