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Títol: Comparison of CAST and FTA results in the Investigation of a Suborbital Rocket Launch Accident
Director/a: GONZÁLEZ CINCA, RICARD
Departament: FIS
Títol: Comparison of CAST and FTA results in the Investigation of a Suborbital Rocket Launch Accident
Data inici oferta: 03-02-2025 Data finalització oferta: 03-10-2025
Estudis d'assignació del projecte:
MU AEROSPACE S&T 21
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| Lloc de realització: EETAC | |
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| Accident Investigation, Aerospace, VSB-30, sounding rocket, suborbital launch vehicle, FTA, CAST, STAMP, hazard analysis | |
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| This research proposes to apply Causal Analysis Based on Systems Theory (CAST) to a VSB-30 suborbital rocket anomaly and compares its findings with the official Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) conducted by the Brazilian Air Force during the post-flight investigation. In 2016, a VSB-30, launched from the Alcântara Launch Center in Brazil, experienced premature payload separation during the second-stage flight, this anomaly resulted in mission failure to achieve microgravity conditions and caused the rocket stages and payload to land outside designated safety areas. This study suggests that with its systems-based approach, CAST may reveal additional insights by addressing human factors, organizational influences, and system interactions that are not part of the FTA process. By comparing CAST results alongside FTA findings, the research aims to highlight the strengths and limitations of both methods in identifying causes and system-level hazards. The goal is to provide further safety recommendations for suborbital rocket operations and explore how systems theory-based approaches can contribute to aerospace accident investigations and improve safety aspects of future launch operations. | |
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