SAFETY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE ON MANNED MODULES AND INTERNAL / EXTERNAL PAYLOADS OF SPACE STATION

The Space Station program represents one of the most significant challenge from the safety point of view because it will be the first time that a considerable number of habitable modules, developed by different nations, will be permanently on orbit. Alcatel Alenia Space through ASI and ESA developed and has under development in these last years a considerable number of pressurized modules and microgravity payloads. This paper will provide a short summary of the main hazards of Space Station modules and an overview of the peculiar safety aspects of the internal and external payloads of Columbus.