CONTENTS
(Volume 79, Science and Technology Series,
Space Safety and Rescue 1990)

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FOREWORD, Gloria W. Heath vii

SAFETY AND RESCUE IN SPACE - 1990 1

Critical Safety Assurance Factors for Manned Spacecraft - A Fire Safety Perspective (IAA 90-555), George A. Rodney 3

Rocket-Space Technology Safety (IAA 90-556), Vjacheslav M. Phylin 23

A Strategy for Identification and Development of Safety Critical Software Embedded in Complex Space Systems (IAA 90-557), Jürgen Wunram 35

Safety and Quality Assurance Experience from Spacelab Payloads (IAA 90-559), Horst Schürmanns 53

Design Aspects of a Rescue System for Manned Spaceflight (IAA 90-560), J. Puls and A. Walbrodt 63

An Airlock-Based Architecture for Space Station Freedom Assured Crew Return Capability (IAA 90-561), Madhu Thangavelu 71

SPACE ACTIVITIES IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT -1990 77

U.S. Studies in Orbital Debris (IAA 90-564), Joseph P. Loftus, Jr. and Andrew E. Potter 79

Dispersion of Debris Clouds from on-Orbit Fragmentation Events (IAA 90-565), Rüdiger Jehn 91

Strategy for the Economical Removal of Numerous Larger Debris Objects from Earth Orbits (IAA 90-567), Peter Eichler and Anette Bade 113

An Assessment of Active Removal as an Option for Mitigating the Space Debris Environment (IAA 90-568), Thomas E. Albert and William B. Margopoulos 133

Orbital Debris Removal by Laser Radiation (IAA 90-569), Wolfgang O. Schall 145

The Space Debris Issue:  Problems and Recommendations (IAA 90-570), Dieter Felske 165

Classification of Debris Orbits with Regard to Collision Hazard in Geostationary Region (IAA 90-571), Tetsuo Yasaka and Shun’ichi Oda 171

APPENDICES 185

Appendix A: Benefit of Effective Communications in Disasters (IAF 90-476), Gloria W. Heath and Alan E. Winter 187

Appendix B: Call for Papers:  Sessions Sponsored by the Committee on Safety & Rescue Studies 1992 201

Appendix C: Program Information:  23rd IAA Space Safety & Rescue Symposium 204

Appendix D: Publications of the American Astronautical Society 206

Science and Technology Series 207

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences 212

AAS History Series 217

INDEX 219

Numerical Index 221

Author Index 222