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FOREWORD

The Original Text column of the following requirements matrix contains the NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) payload safety requirements that are to be tailored for each NASA ELV payload project, as required by NPR 8715.7, "Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Program." The NASA ELV payload safety requirements are the result of a joint effort by NASA and U.S. Air Force Range Safety representatives (30th and 45th Space Wings) to establish an approved baseline from AFSPCMAN 91-710, "Range Safety User Requirements," and applicable NASA safety requirements and also address unique issues associated with NASA payload safety design and operations. The NASA ELV payload safety requirements apply to all NASA ELV payload projects launched from an Air Force, NASA, or other range/launch site.

The NASA ELV payload safety requirements supplement NPR 8715.7 and satisfy AFSPCMAN 91-710 when applied to NASA ELV launches from Air Force launch ranges. As such, they provide a streamlined starting point for the safety requirements tailoring process that is required for each NASA ELV payload project per NPR 8715.7.

The NASA ELV payload safety requirements (as tailored for each specific project) are mandatory for each NASA ELV payload project and are to be applied to associated contracts and/or agreements. Additional requirements may be imposed by other organizations, including other launch ranges, commercial payload processing facility operators, or launch vehicle contractors. This document does not alter or otherwise modify the authority or roles and responsibilities delineated by statute or policy applicable to the Air Force, NASA, or other organizations participating in a NASA ELV payload project. As outlined in ASPCMAN 91-710, the Space Wing Commanders have overall launch authority and responsibility for public safety at Air Force ranges. The Director, NASA Wallops Flight Facility has similar authority and responsibility for launches originating from Wallops Flight Facility.

AFSPCMAN 91-710 requirements not applicable to NASA ELV payloads were eliminated from the following NASA ELV payload safety requirements tailoring matrix. This results in irregular numbering of paragraphs where certain paragraph(s) may appear to be skipped or missing because they were not applicable. Additionally, in some cases entire inapplicable volumes or chapters may be missing and are not included in the tailoring matrix. The absence of these requirements does not alter the Air Force Range Safety authority. The project may add back any AFSPCMAN 91-710 requirements that are pertinent to their project upon agreement by the project's Payload Safety Working Group (PSWG) and Range Safety representatives. Questions pertaining to the requirements in this document and applicable local safety requirements should be brought to the attention of the payload project's PSWG. Per NPR 8715.7, Payload Project Offices will contact the NASA ELV Payload Safety Manager as early as practical in the project's Concept and Technology Development, Phase A, to establish the project's PSWG and initiate the payload safety review and approval process, which includes the requirements tailoring process.

The NASA ELV Payload Safety Manager is responsible for maintaining and keeping the NASA ELV payload safety requirements current and coordinating all changes with the NASA ELV Payload Safety Agency Team and the Air Force Range Safety 30th and 45th Space Wing Safety Offices. The NASA ELV Payload Safety Manager contact information and the NASA ELV payload safety requirements tailoring matrix are available on the NASA ELV Payload Safety Program website at: http://kscsma.ksc.nasa.gov/ELVPayloadSafety/Default.html.