NSTS/ISS 18798B, INTERPRETATIONS OF NSTS/ISS PAYLOAD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (PREVIOUSLY TITLED NSTS 18798A) (SEP 1997)

NSTS/ISS 18798B, INTERPRETATIONS OF NSTS/ISS PAYLOAD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (PREVIOUSLY TITLED NSTS 18798A) (SEP 1997)., In implementing the payload safety review process, the Payload Safety Review Panel (PSRP) has been required to make interpretations of particular safety requirements. NSTS 18798 was issued to compile these letters into one document. The recent release of the International Space Station (ISS) Addendum to NSTS 1700.7B and other documentation changes dictate that this document be reissued and released as a joint SSP/ISS document. These letters will be utilized by the PSRP in assessing all payloads for design compliance. This release also deletes those letters made obsolete by changes in other documentation and reflects the applicability of each letter to the SSP and ISSP as necessary. Major reductions in the number of interpretation letters were made possible by the inclusion of their contents in other program documentation (see JSC 16979, “Failure Modes and Fault Tolerance for Orbiter,” and NASA-STD-5003, “Fracture Control Requirements for Payloads Using the Space Transportation System,” which replaces NHB 8071.1). This document is under joint control of both the SSP and ISSP and will be revised as necessary to reflect current interpretations of payload safety requirements. Future letters will contain an introductory paragraph clearly defining the program applicability. NSTS/ISS 18798 supersedes NSTS 18798 Revision A and has been organized to facilitate locating information by subject matter as shown in the topical index.