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4.3.2 SAFER ‐ A Case Study The Lessons Learned on a Flight Test Project
Author(s) -
Hess Clifford W.,
Hooks Ivy
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1995.tb01896.x
Subject(s) - safer , aeronautics , engineering , test (biology) , backpack , flight test , simulation , computer science , computer security , paleontology , structural engineering , biology
The SAFER ‐ Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue – Flight Test Project captured the hearts and minds of the country in September when astronauts flew untethered for the first time in a decade. The SAFER, a small backpack worn by an EVA astronaut was designed and built as an in‐house project by the NASA‐Johnson Space Center. Following the very successful flight of SAFER a study was made to document the lessons learned from the participants. This paper focuses on the system engineering aspects of the project across its life‐cycle.