Spaceport Hawaii - Environmental issues
Abstract
The geographical, economic, and infrastructural factors of the Island of Hawaii make this island an ideal site for a privately owned and operated commercial launching facility for launching small- to medium-sized payloads into both equatorial and polar orbits. This paper describes the preparation of an environmental impact statement, which was initiated as a prelude to the eventual construction and operation of the commercial launching facility on the Island of Hawaii and which follows the Hawaii State law and the National Environmental Policy Act. The issues discussed are the regional characteristics of the Island of Hawaii, the candidate launch vehicles, the flight safety considerations, the spaceport development issues, and the potential impact of the future spaceport on the Mauna Kea Observatory on the Island of Hawaii.
- Authors:
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- Hawaii Space Development Authority, Honolulu (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7204349
- Report Number(s):
- AIAA-Paper-92-1302; CONF-920373-
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics (AIAA) space programs and technologies conference, Huntsville, AL (United States), 24-27 Mar 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; SPACE VEHICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; US NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT; COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; HAWAII; SPACE FLIGHT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DOCUMENT TYPES; FEDERAL REGION IX; LAWS; NORTH AMERICA; USA; VEHICLES; 290300* - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety
Citation Formats
Hayward, T B. Spaceport Hawaii - Environmental issues. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Hayward, T B. Spaceport Hawaii - Environmental issues. United States.
Hayward, T B. 1992.
"Spaceport Hawaii - Environmental issues". United States.
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abstractNote = {The geographical, economic, and infrastructural factors of the Island of Hawaii make this island an ideal site for a privately owned and operated commercial launching facility for launching small- to medium-sized payloads into both equatorial and polar orbits. This paper describes the preparation of an environmental impact statement, which was initiated as a prelude to the eventual construction and operation of the commercial launching facility on the Island of Hawaii and which follows the Hawaii State law and the National Environmental Policy Act. The issues discussed are the regional characteristics of the Island of Hawaii, the candidate launch vehicles, the flight safety considerations, the spaceport development issues, and the potential impact of the future spaceport on the Mauna Kea Observatory on the Island of Hawaii.},
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