History of the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria and the Lightning Advisory Pa...

by National Aeronautics Administration

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History of the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria and the Lightning Advisory Panel for America's Space Program, Paperback by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (COR), ISBN 150244903X, ISBN-13 9781502449030, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Since natural and artificially-initiated (or 'triggered’) lightning are demonstrated hazards to the launch of space vehicles, the American space program has responded by establishing a set of Lightning Launch Commit Criteria (LLCC) and Definitions to mitigate the risk. The LLCC apply to all Federal Government ranges and have been adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration for application at state-operated and private spaceports. The LLCC and their associated definitions have been developed, reviewed, and approved over the years of the American space program starting from relatively simple rules in the mid-twentieth century (that were not adequate) to a complex suite for launch operations in the early 21st century. During this evolutionary process, a “Lightning Advisory Panel (LAP)” of top American scientists in the field of atmospheric electricity was established to guide it. This history document provides a context for and explanation of the evolution of the LLCC and the LAP. A companion document on the rationale is currently being prepared by the LAP to provide the physical, mathematical, and operational justification for the current LLCC. Lightning that takes place naturally in thunderstorms was recognized as a threat

• Publisher: CreateSpace
• Year: 2014
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781502449030
• Condition: Fine

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