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System Safety in Early Manned Space Program: A Case Study of NASA and Project MercuryThis case study provides a review of National Aeronautics and Space Administration s (NASA's) involvement in system safety during research and evolution from air breathing to exo-atmospheric capable flight systems culminating in the successful Project Mercury. Although NASA has been philosophically committed to the principals of system safety, this case study points out that budget and manpower constraints-as well as a variety of internal and external pressures can jeopardize even a well-designed system safety program. This study begins with a review of the evolution and early years of NASA's rise as a project lead agency and ends with the lessons learned from Project Mercury.
Document ID
20050185576
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hansen, Frederick D. (Oklahoma State Univ. Tulsa, OK, United States)
Pitts, Donald (Department of the Air Force Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Air Transportation, Volume 10, No. 1
Subject Category
Space Transportation And Safety
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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