Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program

Download or read book Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The EIS was prepared to analyze the potential environmental consequences of the Proposed Action and No-Action Alternative. The Proposed Action is the development, deployment, and operation of EELV systems. EELV systems would replace current Atlas 2A, Delta 2, and Titan 4B launch systems and are intended to meet the requirements of the U.S. Government National Executable Mission Model (NMM), both medium and heavy lift, at a lower launch cost than the present expendable launch systems. The launch locations for the program are Cape Canaveral Air Station, Brevard County, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. Under the Proposed Action, three concepts were examined. Concepts A and B depict each of the two EELV contractor concepts. The number of launches analyzed for each concept includes the government NMM, plus 16 commercial launches per year. Under Concept A/B, it is assumed that both contractors would complete development and operate EELV systems. For the analysis, each contractor is assumed to launch 50 percent of the combined total of EELV flights. The No-Action Alternative would be a decision not to proceed with the EELV program and continue with Atlas 2A, Delta 2, and Titan 4B launches to meet the requirements of the NMM.