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Flight demonstration of laser diode initiated ordnanceA program has been initiated by NASA Headquarters to validate laser initiated ordnance in flight applications. The primary program goal is to bring together a team of government and industry members to develop a laser initiated ordnance system having the test and analysis pedigree to be flown on launch vehicles. The culmination of this effort was a flight of the Pegasus launch vehicle which had two fin rockets initiated by this laser system. In addition, a laser initiated ordnance squib was fired into a pressure bomb during thrusting flight. The complete ordnance system comprising a laser diode firing unit, fiber optic cable assembly, laser initiated detonator, and laser initiated squib was designed and built by The Ensign Bickford Company. The hardware was tested to the requirements of the Pegasus launch vehicle and integrated into the vehicle by The Ensign Bickford Company and the Orbital Sciences Corporation. Discussions include initial program concept, contract implementation, team member responsibilities, analysis results, vehicle integration, safing architecture, ordnance interfaces, mission timeline and telemetry data. A complete system description, summary of the analyses, the qualification test results, and the results of flight are included.
Document ID
19960002336
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boucher, Craig J.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Schulze, Norman R.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Subject Category
Propellants And Fuels
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 95-2982
NAS 1.15:111092
NASA-TM-111092
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 10, 1995
End Date: July 12, 1995
Accession Number
96N12344
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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