CONTENTS
(Volume 96, Science and Technology Series,
Space Safety and Rescue 1997)

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FOREWORD vii

NEW CONCEPTS IN SAFETY, RESCUES AND QUALITY IN SPACE PROGRAMS 1

Investigation of Application of Concept of Real Risk Level for Choosing Routes of Launch Vehicle Flights and Dropping Areas for Separating Parts (IAA 97-6.1.01), E. P. Kompaniets and Y. T. Shatrov 3

Challenges of Assuring Crew Safety in Space Shuttle Missions With International Cargoes (IAA 97-6.1.03), C. Vongsouthy, P. A. Stenger-Nguyen, H. V. Nguyen, P. H. Nguyen, M. C. Huang and R. G. Alexander 21

Risk Management in International Manned Space Program Operations (IAA 97-6.1.04), J. W. Seastrom, R. L. Peercy, Jr., G. W. Johnson, B. I. Sotnikov and N. Brukhanov 29

ROUND TABLE: The Challenge of Maintaining Quality and Safety in Space Programs With Reduced Budgets: Introducing the Debate (IAA 97-6.1.05), Max Grimard 39

RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 51

Metrics for Software Risk Assessment: A Cost Saving Approach (IAA 97-6.2.02), Alice T. Lee and Joseph P. Loftus, Jr. 53

Risk Management for Micro-Satellite Design (IAA 97-6.2.03), Fabio Santoni 63

Mission Success Management: A Strategy Against Numerous Coupled Risks (IAA 97-6.2.04), W. Wimmer 75

Risk Assessment Methodology in Support of Risk Management (IAA 97-6.2.05), M. Ferrante, M. Baradello and D. Foltran 87

Risk as a Resource (IAA 97-6.2.06), Michael A. Greenfield 99

A New Approach to Insurance in the European Space Agency (IAA 97-6.2.07), W. M. Thiebaut 109

SPACE DEBRIS MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING 119

The World State of Orbital Debris Measurements and Modeling (IAA 97-6.3.01), Nicholas L. Johnson 121

A Search for a Previously Unknown Source of Orbital Debris: The Possibility of a Coolant Leak in Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellites (IAA 97-6.3.03), D. J. Kessler, M. J. Matney, R. C. Reynolds, R. P. Bernhard, E. G. Stansbery, N. L. Johnson, A. E. Potter and P. D. Anz-Meador 129

Optical Measurements of Space Debris in GEO (IAA 97-6.3.05), T. Schildknecht and U. Hugentobler 151

Optical Characteristics of Ariane IV Upper Stages in GTO (IAA 97-6.3.06), Paul D. Maley 169

In Situ Measurement of Meteoroids and Space Debris in GEO (IAA 97-6.3.09), G. Drolshagen, H. Svedhem, E. Grün, O. Grafodatsky and J. Prokopiev 183

From Measurement Results to Space Debris Environment Models (IAA 97-6.3.10), R. Jehn and H. Klinkrad 195

SPACE DEBRIS: RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION IMPLEMENTATION 207

Recent Results From Space Shuttle Meteoroid/Orbital Debris Pre-Flight Risk and Post-Flight Damage Assessments (IAA 97-6.4.01), George M. Levin, Eric L. Christiansen, Joseph P. Loftus, Jr. and Ronald Bernhard 209

Visible Effects of Space Debris on the Shuttle Program (IAA 97-6.4.02), T. E. Jensen, S. E. Loyd, D. W. Whittle and E. L. Christiansen 215

Collision Risk With Fragments From On-Orbit Breakups (IAA 97-6.4.04), R. Jehn 225

Monitoring of On-Orbit Collision Risk (IAA 97-6.4.05), F. Alby and R. Mesnard 241

The Long Term Impact of Constellations on the Debris Environment After the Implementation of Debris Mitigation Measures (IAA 97-6.4.06), R. Walker, R. Crowther, M. Cosby, P. H. Stokes and G. G. Swinerd 255

Effects of the RORSAT NaK Drops on the Long Term Evolution of the Space Debris Population (IAA 97-6.4.07), A. Rossi, C. Pardini, L. Anselmo, A. Cordelli and P. Farinella 271

The Reentry of Large Orbital Debris (IAA 97-6.4.08), Nicholas L. Johnson 285

Interception of a Bolide ? (IAA 97-6.4.09), François Dubois 295

SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION AND SPACE SYSTEMS DESIGN 307

Space Debris Mitigation and Space Systems Design (IAA 97-6.5.01), Dietrich Rex 309

Options for Postmission Disposal of Upper Stages (IAA 97-6.5.02), R. Reynolds, P. Eichler, A. Bade, A. Jackson, K. Siebold, Nicholas Johnson and Roger McNamara 319

Orbital Debris Risk Assessments and Collision Avoidance Procedures for the Space Shuttle (IAA 97-6.5.03), Joseph P. Loftus, Jr., Don J. Pearson and Eric L. Christensen 335

Protecting the Space Station From Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (IAA 97-6.5.04), George J. Gleghorn 343

Telecommunications Satellite Constellations and the LEO Debris Population (IAA 97-6.5.05), Wendell W. Mendell, Donald J. Kessler and Robert C. Reynolds 351

Elimination of the Orbital Debris Threat: Using a Ground Laser to Deorbit the Debris Objects (IAA 97-6.5.07), Ivan Bekey 365

APPENDICES 377

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 379

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series 380
Science and Technology Series 387
AAS History Series 393

INDEX 395

Numerical Index 397
Author Index 399