Reports & Studies
Reports & Studies Library
The Reports & Studies Library is a collection of technical papers, research studies, and special reports focusing on policy, industry, and market issues related to commercial space transportation and the FAA's role as the regulator for the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. The reports are organized under 12 subject areas.
- Environmental Management
- Flight Safety Analysis
- Human Space Flight
- Market/Industry
- Reentry Vehicle Safety
- Regulation and Policy
- Safety of Vehicle Structures and Pressure Vessels
- Safety of Vehicle Systems
- Software Safety
- Space and Air Traffic Management
- Space Weather
- System Safety
Environmental Management
Flight Safety Analysis
- FAA Flight Safety Analysis Handbook, September 2011 (PDF)
- Over-Flight Risk Considerations for the Launch of an ELV Rocket to an ISS Inclination, August 2010 (PDF)
- Aircraft Protection Standards and Implementation Guidelines for Range Safety, January 4, 2010 (PDF)
- FAA's Approach to Ground and NAS Separation Distances for Commercial Rocket Launches, January 2010 (PDF)
- Risk Considerations for the Random Reentry of Space Debris, January 2010 (PDF)
- Separation Distances for Rocket Launch Operations, August 2008 (PDF)
- Considerations for Launching Amateur Rockets at X-Prize Cup 2006, August 2007 (PDF)
- A Tiered Approach to Flight Safety Analysis, August 2006 (PDF)
- A First-Order, Simplified, Conservative Methodology for Computing Reentry Casualty Expectation, August 2005 (PDF)
- Hazard Analysis of Complex Systems: A New Method for Hazard Analysis of Rocket Vehicles, October 1995 (PDF)
- Impacting Inert Debris for People in the Open, April 1995 (PDF)
Human Space Flight
- Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for Flight Crew and Space Flight Participants in Suborbital Space Flight, Version 1.0, April 2012 (PDF)
- Achieving the Proper Balance Between Crew & Public Safety, October 2011 (PDF)
- Report of the Commercial Human Spaceflight Workshop, August 4-6, 2010 (PDF)
- Analysis of Human Space Flight Safety: Report to Congress, November 11, 2008 (PDF)
- Study on Informed Consent for Spaceflight Participants, September 26, 2008 (MS Word)
- Commercial Human Spaceflight Crew Training Survey, February 2008 (PDF)
- Crew Rest and Duty Restrictions for Commercial Space Flight: Recommendations Based Upon the Scientific Literature, August 30, 2007 (PDF)
- AST Commercial Human Space Flight Participant Biomedical Data Collection, February 1, 2007 (PDF)
Market/Industry
- The Reusable Suborbital Industry: A Renaissance in the Making, October 2011 (PDF)
- State Support for Commercial Space Activities, February 2009 (PDF)
- Support Services for Commercial Space Transportation, October 2008 (PDF)
- Introduction to U.S. Export Controls for the Commercial Space Industry, October 2008 (PDF)
- Funding Resources for Launch Vehicle and Spaceport Technology Research and Development, October 2006 (PDF)
- Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles and Emerging Markets, February 2005 (PDF)
Reentry Vehicle Safety
- Risk Considerations for the Random Reentry of Space Debris, January 2010 (PDF)
- Trajectory Reconstruction and Heating Analysis of Columbia Composite Debris Pieces, April 15, 2005 (PDF)
- Reentry Hazard Analysis Handbook, January 28, 2005 (PDF)
- Implications and Mitigation of Radio Frequency Blackout During Reentry of Reusable Launch Vehicles, August 2007 (PDF)
- Causes and Mitigation of Radio Frequency Blackout During Reentry of Reusable Launch Vehicles, January 26, 2007 (PDF)
Regulation and Policy
- Unique Public Safety Issues Associated With Rocket Shows, May 2007 (PDF)
- Liability Risk-Sharing Regime in the U.S. for Commercial Space Transportation, August 2006 (PDF)
- FAA's Implementation of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 – The Experimental Permit, October 2005 (PDF)
- Space Vehicle Operators Concept of Operations, October 2004 (PDF)
- Liability Risk Sharing Regime for U.S. Commercial Space Transportation: Study and Analysis, April 2002 (PDF)
- Financial Responsibility for Reentry Vehicle Operation, May 1995 (PDF)
Safety of Vehicle Structures and Pressure Vessels
- Design and Maintainability Considerations Regarding the Effects of Suborbital Flights on Composite Constructed Vehicles, August 13, 2010 (PDF)
- Operational Guidelines for Spaceflight Pressure Vessels, March 31, 2005 (PDF)
- Quantitative Evaluation of Flaw-Detection Limits of Eddy Current Techniques for Interrogating Structures Beneath Thermal Protection Systems on Reusable Launch Vehicles, February 25, 2005 (PDF)
- Capabilities and Limitations of Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Inspecting Components Beneath Thermal Protection Systems, July 30, 2004 (PDF)
Safety of Vehicle Systems
- Space-Based Navigation for RLVs and ELVs, February 8, 2006 (PDF)
- Reconfigurable Control Allocations for the Next Generation of Robust Reusable Launch Vehicles, August 5, 2005 (PDF)
- Non-Traditional Flight Safety Systems and IVHM, August 2003 (PDF)
Software Safety
- Predicting Software Faults, October 2011 (PDF)
- Developing Safety-Critical Software Requirements for Commercial Reusable Launch Vehicles, May 2007 (PDF)
Space and Air Traffic Management
- Lessons Learned in Operational Space and Air Traffic Management, January 2010 (PDF)
- Graphical Cockpit-Based Depictions of Space Vehicle Operations based upon Use of Aeronautical Information Data Link Services, October 21, 2008 (PDF)
- Requirements for Warning Aircraft of Reentering Debris, October 2008 (PDF)
- Space and Air Traffic Management of Operational Space Vehicles, August 2008 (PDF)
- Space Transportation Concept of Operations Annex for NextGen Version 1.0, June 2008 (PDF)
- Air Traffic Considerations for Future Spaceports, May 2007 (PDF)
- A Tool for Integrating Commercial Space Operations into the National Airspace System, August 2006 (PDF)
Space Weather
- Triggered Lightning Risk Assessment for Reusable Launch Vehicles at Four Regional Spaceports, April 30, 2010 (PDF)
- High-Altitude Wind Prediction and Measurement Technology Assessment, June 30, 2009 (PDF)
- Space Weather Biological and System Effects for Suborbital Flights, October 31, 2008 (PDF)
- An Analysis of Lightning Risk and Connective Cloud Cover for Two Proposed Commercial Spaceport Sites, January 2007 (PDF)
- Triggered Lighting Risk Assessment for Reusable Launch Vehicles at the Southwest Regional and Oklahoma Spaceports, January 30, 2006 (PDF)
System Safety
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