48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition 2010
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-1349
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Lessons Learned in Operational Space and Air Traffic Management

Abstract: Federal Aviation Administration, Washington DCSince the STS-114 mission in August of 2005, the FAA has partnered with NASA to protect aircraft flying in the National Airspace System from the potential hazards associated with a catastrophic failure of a reentering Space Shuttle orbiter, similar to that which occurred during STS-107 in February of 2003. This work has produced a set of procedures and tools for use before and during the reentry to provide FAA air traffic managers and controllers with increased sit… Show more

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“…In fact, such a special-purpose system was developed for the several re-entries of the Space Shuttle Orbiter following the Columbia accident (Murray and Mitchell, 2010). In fact, such a special-purpose system was developed for the several re-entries of the Space Shuttle Orbiter following the Columbia accident (Murray and Mitchell, 2010).…”
Section: Real-time Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, such a special-purpose system was developed for the several re-entries of the Space Shuttle Orbiter following the Columbia accident (Murray and Mitchell, 2010). In fact, such a special-purpose system was developed for the several re-entries of the Space Shuttle Orbiter following the Columbia accident (Murray and Mitchell, 2010).…”
Section: Real-time Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recently, there has been a surge of interest on the estimation of the extent of the airspace containing falling debris that is hazardous to aircraft. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Based on the available data from the Space Shuttle Columbia, it has been concluded 1 that there is a significant hazard to aircraft from space vehicle debris and that there is a delay of 8 to 20 minutes following a breakup before the risks to aircraft occurred. Depending upon the altitude of the vehicle breakup, the physical properties of the pieces and the ambient conditions, some debris could impact the ground in few minutes, while other debris capable of damaging or destroying an aircraft could continue to fall for the next couple hours.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Depending upon the altitude of the vehicle breakup, the physical properties of the pieces and the ambient conditions, some debris could impact the ground in few minutes, while other debris capable of damaging or destroying an aircraft could continue to fall for the next couple hours. 6 In order to minimize the impact on normal operations in the National Airspace System (NAS), below 60,000 feet, it is necessary to identify the time duration between a confirmed vehicle breakup and the time at which hazardous debris falls through altitudes where aircraft are expected to operate at different geographical locations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, risk assessments of suborbital debris to ensure civil aviation safety are lacking. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed the Shuttle Hazard Area to Aircraft Calculator (SHAAC) [ 11 ] to assess the potential risk posed by the Space Shuttle to commercial aviation. However, the debris hazard area prediction module uses NASAs internal tool CRTF, and no other prediction methods have been published.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%