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1.2.1 Recommended Verification Approach for Human Rated Systems Based on Lessons Learned on the Orion Launch Abort System
Author(s) -
Pappageorge Charlotte,
Filipi Darko,
Ver G. Fitz,
Herbert Benjamin D.,
Bocam Kenneth J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2011.tb01181.x
Subject(s) - abort , human spaceflight , scrutiny , space suit , engineering , aeronautics , systems engineering , test (biology) , computer science , space exploration , simulation , aerospace engineering , operating system , paleontology , law , political science , biology
Orbital Sciences Corporation, under contract to Lockheed Martin, designed, built, and verified Orion Launch Abort System developmental flight test hardware intended for future use on human spaceflight missions. Human spaceflight necessitates increased scrutiny by the certifying government authority and customer in comparison to uncrewed space systems due to the risk to human life. This paper describes lessons learned and complications encountered with using a verification method based approach for the Pad Abort test. This paper recommends a comprehensive requirement based verification approach for human rated space systems based on this experience.