This case study provides a review of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) involvement in system safety during research and evolution from air breathing to exo-atmospheric capable flight systems culminating in the successful Project Mercury. Although NASA has been philosophically committed to the principals of system safety, this case study points out that budget and manpower constraints--as well as a variety of internal and external pressures--can jeopardize even a well-designed system safety program. This study begins with a review of the evolution and early years of NASA's rise as a project lead agency and ends with the lessons learned from Project Mercury.


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    Title :

    Journal of Air Transportation, Vol. 10, No. 1 (2005): System Safety in Early Manned Space Program: A Case Study of NASA and Project Mercury


    Contributors:
    D. Pitts (author) / F. D. Hansen (author)

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English