JSC 26943, GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PAYLOAD FLIGHT SAFETY DATA PACKAGES AND HAZARD REPORTS FOR PAYLOADS USING THE SPACE SHUTTLE (17 FEB 1995)

JSC 26943, GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PAYLOAD FLIGHT SAFETY DATA PACKAGES AND HAZARD REPORTS FOR PAYLOADS USING THE SPACE SHUTTLE (17 FEB 1995)., The Payload Safety Review Panel (PSRP) is responsible for conducting safety reviews necessary to assure the implementation of the payload safety requirements defined in NSTS 1700.7, "Safety Policy and Requirements for Payloads Using the Space Transportation System." The scope of this responsibility encompasses an assessment of the design and flight operations of payloads and experiments prior to flight aboard the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station Alpha (ISSA). NSTS 13830, "Implementation Procedure for NSTS Payloads System Safety Requirements," provides instructions to payload customers for preparation of data and conduct of the payload safety reviews required for the PSRP to assess compliance with NSTS 1700.7 payload safety requirements. While NSTS 13830 provides general instructions for the content of the Safety Assessment Report (SAR), it does not provide specific guidelines for the preparation of an acceptable SAR. Because of the wide variance in the completeness of data being provided to the PSRP in support of the safety review process, the PSRP conducted an internal review of the payload safety process to identify areas where additional guidance to payload customers could simplify preparation of the required data submittal and enhance the efficiency of the review process. This guidelines document is the result of one of the recommendations assessed during that review process. The purpose of this document is to assist payload customers in preparation of an SAR and related payload hazard reports (HRs). This document addresses only the flight safety review process. A separate SAR addressing additional requirements related to ground processing of payload equipment is required for the ground safety review process. This document is divided into two parts. Part I provides instructions and guidelines for the development of the SAR descriptive text. Part II contains instructions and guidelines for preparation of payload hazard reports and their required support data. Note that while the formal requirements documents identify the data submittal to the PSRP as an SAR, the more common designation of the Payload Safety Data Package (PSDP) has been used throughout this document.