Final Commercial Crew Transportation System (CCTS) Environmental Assessment for the Boeing Starliner Landing and Recovery at Edwards Air Force Base

Abstract

This EA analyzes impacts on the environment of a site at Rogers Dry Lake Bed for the landing of the Starliner and documents three others that did not meet the selection criteria. Under the Proposed Action Alternative, the Boeing Starliner would land at EAFB under certain emergency scenarios to prevent a landing in the ocean. The No Action Alternative, under which no landing would take place at EAFB and existing conditions would continue, is also analyzed in the EA to provide a baseline against which impacts potentially resulting from the action alternative can be compared. The Proposed Action Alternative is the NASAs Preferred Alternative. Detailed discussions of impacts on physical, biological, and social resources potentially resulting from each of the alternatives are presented in the EA. This EA will also be used as part of Boeings request for an FAA license to support Starliner spacecraft landings at EAFB.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2022
Accession Number
AD1180046

Entities

People

  • Mike Fawcett

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Environmental Protection
  • Habitats
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.

Technology Areas

  • Space