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PAPERBACK list:$21.00 Web:$18.90 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a Workshop Other Related Titles Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (1997) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 51   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Acronyms COMBO computation of misses between orbits DOD U.S. Department of Defense EMU extravehicular activity mobility unit EVA extravehicular activity ISCL inhibited shaped charge launcher ISS International Space Station LEO low Earth orbit NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration ORDEM96 Orbital Debris Environment Model for Spacecraft Design and Observations in Low Earth Orbit Pc probability of collision RCC reinforced carbon-carbon composite RMS remote manipulator system SSN Space Surveillance Network TPS thermal protection system USSPACECOM United States Space Command Page 51 Front Matter (R1-R12) Executive Summary (1-3) 1 Introduction (4-6) 2 Risk to the Orbiter and Crew (7-18) 3 Risk Management Strategy (19-26) 4 Tools for Risk Assessment (27-35) 5 Collision Avoidance (36-41) 6 Risk Mitigation (42-50) Acronyms (51-52) Appendix A: Statement of Task (53-55) Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (56-58)

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