PURPOSE

This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) document defines the Agency Range Flight Safety Program. This NPR provides for implementation of NASA Policy Directive 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success regarding the protection of the public, workforce, and property during range operations associated with flight (see Appendix A of this NPR for detailed definitions for "public," "property," "range operation," and "flight"). Throughout this document, the term "range safety" is used with regard to range flight safety. This NPR describes NASA's range flight safety policy, roles and responsibilities, requirements, and procedures. Chapter 3 of this NPR incorporates NASA's public risk acceptability policy for range operations associated with flight.