Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Environment Assessment. U.S. Air Force, Space Division Advanced Launch System (ALS) Concept Selection

Abstract

An Advanced Launch System (ALS) is being considered jointly by the U. S. Air Force and NASA to give the U.S. the ability to insert large payloads into low earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO). Following the Department of Defense (DOD) Major Acquisition Process (MSAP), the Air Force Space Division has contracted for the development of ALS concepts. Five concepts have been submitted for review. The narrowing decision was evaluated for potential impacts to geological, air, water, biological, noise, land use, visual, cultural, socioeconomic, and health, safety, and hazardous waste concerns. The decision to narrow the candidate concepts from five to two or three was found not to have significant impacts for the environment

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA268551

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Eutrophication
  • Habitats
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites