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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 9 2 Database of Existing Data A systematic review of existing publications was performed to identify, evaluate, and compile research relevant to full-scale propulsion noise and sonic boom measurements of commercial space operations. As shown in Figure 4, the datasets identified in the literature survey spanned from the historic Apollo era to the present SLS development.
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 10 and weather data, which are the three necessary components for future community noise model development and validation efforts. The following lists describe the desired elements to be contained in a high-quality dataset for each type of data.
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 11 Table 1. Summary of Existing Data Data Quality Category Acoustic Trajectory Weather Description Solid Rocket Motor Tests at ATK High - Moderate Horizontal static tests conducted at ATK's Promontory, Utah facility between 2008 and 2016 NASA Constellation Program Moderate - Low Near and far-field measurements of a Shuttle RSRM booster, two launches, and 10" diameter motor 1990's Rocket Launches at VAFB and KSC High None None Launches of Delta, Peacekeeper, Scout, Taurus, and Titan launch vehicles at VAFB and KSC in the 1990's Apollo Era (Pre-1972)
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 12 Solid Rocket Motor Tests at ATK Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC & Brigham Young University Date: 2008-2016 The BRRC and BYU teams performed acoustic measurements of horizontal static tests conducted at ATK's Promontory, Utah facility between 2008 and 2016. The tests between 2010 and 2012 were conducted under three phases of a NASA SBIR program.
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 14 NASA Constellation Program Various Date: 2007-2008 Various full-scale measurement campaigns were conducted in support of the prior NASA Constellation program. The Constellation tests included multiple near- and far-field measurements of a four-segment Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM)
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 15 1990's Rocket Launches at VAFB and KSC Various Date: 1990's This grouping is based on the work of Dr. Sally Anne McInerny, who helped the launch vehicle community transition to more physically relevant analyses based on the time series and spectral data.
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 16 Apollo Era (Pre-1972) Measurement Documents Various Date: 1950's-1972 This category of documents comprises historical references from the beginning of the U.S.
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 17 Other Propulsion Noise Measurement Documents Various Date: 1990's - Present This category, as its name indicates, describes other rocket propulsion studies with high-quality data. At present, the category includes studies from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Commercial Space Operations Noise and Sonic Boom Measurements 18 Sonic Boom Various Date: 1971-1996 This category summarizes published reports on sonic boom measurements during launch and re-entry of space vehicles. Three Apollo missions are documented.
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