bins), electrocution, or entrapment. Confined space accidents are of particular concern in occupational safety and health due to the hazards that they pose...

to the range safety system to remove its own power. In the US space program, range safety is usually the responsibility of a Range Safety Officer (RSO)...

Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) is a non-profit organization committed to furthering international cooperation and scientific advancement in space systems...

never-done-before technologies like the construction and operation of a space elevator. A space elevator would present a navigational hazard, both to aircraft...

outer space to mitigate the risks associated with the use of space nuclear power sources among governments. For instance, in the United States, safety considerations...

Space technology is technology for use in outer space. Space technology includes space vehicles such as spacecraft, satellites, space stations and orbital...

Safety engineering is an engineering discipline which assures that engineered systems provide acceptable levels of safety. It is strongly related to industrial...

Advancement of Space Safety was established in the Netherlands to further international cooperation and scientific advancement in space systems safety. In a microgravity...

Space debris (also known as space junk, space pollution, space waste, space trash, space garbage, or cosmic debris) are defunct human-made objects in space –...

The Space Safety Programme, formerly the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) programme, is the European Space Agency's (ESA) initiative to monitor hazards...