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Bloomquist, C. E.

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NASA NTRS1980

Societal assessment overview

The decision to proceed with SPS depends on a political determination that commitment of the economic, institutional, and social energies required for its implementation is a worthwhile investment. This determination is national (and international) in scope and is based on knowledge of the environmental and societal impacts of the SPS, its projected economics and technological risks, expressed through the influence of contending segments of society. To assist the decision makers, an assessment of societal issues associated with the SPS was undertaken as part of the Concept Development and Evaluation Program. Results of the assessment are reported. The primary societal assessment objectives are to determine if the societal ramifications of an SPS might significantly impede its development, and to establish an information base regarding these issues. Estimates regarding SPS impacts commensurate with its stage of development and the needs of the decision makers are provided.

Bloomquist, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Analysis of spacecraft anomalies

The anomalies from 316 spacecraft covering the entire U.S. space program were analyzed to determine if there were any experimental or technological programs which could be implemented to remove the anomalies from future space activity. Thirty specific categories of anomalies were found to cover nearly 85 percent of all observed anomalies. Thirteen experiments were defined to deal with 17 of these categories; nine additional experiments were identified to deal with other classes of observed and anticipated anomalies. Preliminary analyses indicate that all 22 experimental programs are both technically feasible and economically viable.

Bloomquist, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Development of KSC program for investigating and generating field failure rates. Reliability handbook for ground support equipment

Field failure rates and confidence factors are presented for 88 identifiable components of the ground support equipment at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. For most of these, supplementary information regarding failure mode and cause is tabulated. Complete reliability assessments are included for three systems, eight subsystems, and nine generic piece-part classifications. Procedures for updating or augmenting the reliability results are also included.

Bloomquist, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Development of KSC program for investigating and generating field failure rates. Volume 2: Recommended format for reliability handbook for ground support equipment

Field failure rates and confidence factors are presented for 88 identifiable components of the ground support equipment at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. For most of these, supplementary information regarding failure mode and cause is tabulated. Complete reliability assessments are included for three systems, eight subsystems, and nine generic piece-part classifications. Procedures for updating or augmenting the reliability results presented in this handbook are also included.

Bloomquist, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Development of KSC program for investigating and generating field failure rates. Volume 1: Summary and overview

A summary of the KSC program for investigating the reliability aspects of the ground support activities is presented. An analysis of unsatisfactory condition reports (RC), and the generation of reliability assessment of components based on the URC are discussed along with the design considerations for attaining reliable real time hardware/software configurations.

Bean, E. E.↗
NASA NTRS1969

Spacecraft failure rates - Where are we?

OGO program failure rate analysis with respect to cost, schedule and performance tradeoffs, considering component and systems design and reliability, prelaunch feedback, etc

Bloomquist, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1968

Spacecraft mission effectiveness.

Spacecraft effectiveness prior to launching and during mission evaluated mathematically for improvement of prediction and operation of future programs

Bloomquist, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1966

GEOS command assignment

Satellite operational reliability by assigning command functions to relay matrix positions of command subsystem

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