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NSS 1740.12, SAFETY STANDARD FOR EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND PYROTECHNICS
NSS 1740.12, SAFETY STANDARD FOR EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND PYROTECHNICS. This document prescribes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) safety standards/procedures for operations involving explosives handling and processing. These operations are an integral part of explosives and explosives-related development and manufacturing activities. Safety of all explosives operations associated with NASA programs is an ongoing, primary concern and continually must be given high priority in all program direction and management. This document provides a uniform set of standards for all NASA installations involved in explosives handling or processing.
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NSS 1740.12
NSS 1740.12, SAFETY STANDARD FOR EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND PYROTECHNICS. This document prescribes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) safety standards/procedures for operations involving explosives handling and processing. These operations are an integral part of explosives and explosives-related development and manufacturing activities. Safety of all explosives operations associated with NASA programs is an ongoing, primary concern and continually must be given high priority in all program direction and management. This document provides a uniform set of standards for all NASA installations involved in explosives handling or processing.
NSS 1740.14, NASA SAFETY STANDARD GUIDELINES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR LIMITING ORBITAL DEBRIS
NSS 1740.14, NASA SAFETY STANDARD GUIDELINES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR LIMITING ORBITAL DEBRIS. This document serves as a companion to NASA Management Instruction (NMI) 1700.8, and provides specific guidelines and methods to comply with the NASA policy to limit orbital debris generation. The guidelines serve to help ensure that launch vehicles, upper stages, and payloads meet acceptable standards for limiting orbital debris generation. This document should be used by the program manager or project manager as the primary reference in conducting debris assessments. The standard establishes guidelines and provides supporting analysis tools for: (1) limiting the generation of orbital debris, (2) assessing the risk of collision with existing space debris, and (3) assessing the potential of spacecraft-generated debris fragments to impact the Earth's surface. In addition to guidelines and methods for assessment, this volume provides formats for the debris assessment reports. Two appendices are used to define frequently used terms and to provide summary background information. Another document, entitled "Reference Manual for Orbital Debris Assessments," provides more in-depth background and technical information. In addition, debris assessment software is available to support the assessment of particular guidelines and to evaluate mitigation measures.
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NSS 1740.14
NSS 1740.14, NASA SAFETY STANDARD GUIDELINES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR LIMITING ORBITAL DEBRIS. This document serves as a companion to NASA Management Instruction (NMI) 1700.8, and provides specific guidelines and methods to comply with the NASA policy to limit orbital debris generation. The guidelines serve to help ensure that launch vehicles, upper stages, and payloads meet acceptable standards for limiting orbital debris generation. This document should be used by the program manager or project manager as the primary reference in conducting debris assessments. The standard establishes guidelines and provides supporting analysis tools for: (1) limiting the generation of orbital debris, (2) assessing the risk of collision with existing space debris, and (3) assessing the potential of spacecraft-generated debris fragments to impact the Earth's surface. In addition to guidelines and methods for assessment, this volume provides formats for the debris assessment reports. Two appendices are used to define frequently used terms and to provide summary background information. Another document, entitled "Reference Manual for Orbital Debris Assessments," provides more in-depth background and technical information. In addition, debris assessment software is available to support the assessment of particular guidelines and to evaluate mitigation measures.
NSS 1740.16, SAFETY STANDARD FOR HYDROGEN AND HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
NSS 1740.16, Guidelines for Hydrogen System Design, Materials Selection, Operations, Storage, and Transportation. This handbook is a central agency document containing guidelines for safely storing, handling, and using hydrogen in gaseous, liquid, or slush form, whether used as a nonpropellant or propellant. Each designer, user, operator, maintainer, assurance person, and designated project manager is responsible for incorporating the appropriate requirements of this guideline document into their projects or facilities. However, use of this guideline document does not relieve the designer, user, operator, maintainer, and assurance person and designated managers of professional responsibility or allow them to preclude the exercise of sound engineering judgment.
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NSS 1740.16
NSS 1740.16, Guidelines for Hydrogen System Design, Materials Selection, Operations, Storage, and Transportation. This handbook is a central agency document containing guidelines for safely storing, handling, and using hydrogen in gaseous, liquid, or slush form, whether used as a nonpropellant or propellant. Each designer, user, operator, maintainer, assurance person, and designated project manager is responsible for incorporating the appropriate requirements of this guideline document into their projects or facilities. However, use of this guideline document does not relieve the designer, user, operator, maintainer, and assurance person and designated managers of professional responsibility or allow them to preclude the exercise of sound engineering judgment.
