An investigation into the loss of the Brazilian space programme's launch vehicle VLS-1 V03

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-53

  Johnson, C W ^a   de Almeida, Ildeberto Muniz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Brazilian space programme; Safety; VLS 1 launch vechicle

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS); FIRE HAZARDS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPACE RESEARCH;

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; BRAZILIAN SPACE PROGRAM; SAFETY-CRITICAL SYSTEMS; VLS-1 LAUNCH VECHICLES;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SPACE FLIGHT; TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; VALIDITY;

EID: 36849048766     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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