CCAFS LAUNCH COMPLEX 40 SLS evaluated the integrity of the Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) lightning protection system following the vehicle anomaly in September of 2016. Ground resistance measurements for the pad lightning protection system were performed. Later, SLS performed a full suite of ground resistance and bonding measurements on both the main vehicle integration hangar […]
CCAFS LAUNCH COMPLEX 36 (BLUE ORIGIN) Blue Origin is a major player in the booming commercial spaceflight industry. Blue Origin recently leased Launch Complex 36, located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, from the United States Air Force. To protect their massive New Glenn rocket from lightning, Blue Origin contracted SLS to design a brand
CB&I LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PROJECT SLS was tasked by CB&I to evaluate the lightning susceptibility of their massive liquid natural gas storage tanks near Houston, Texas. SLS performed detailed Monte Carlo risk assessments to determine the probability of direct lightning attachments to the tank farm. Categories News Publications Projects
B-2 TEST STAND, STENNIS SPACE CENTER SLS engineers installed two Jupiter OLS high-speed video lightning monitoring systems at the John C. Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. The Jupiter OLS systems will provide vital lightning monitoring for the B2 rocket engine test stand, where the massive core stage of NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket
ARMY CORE OF ENGINEERS LASER DEVICE PROJECT SLS worked in conjunction with Modern Lightning Protection to provide lightning protection design support for the Army Corps of Engineers Laser Device Project. SLS designed the lightning protection system to minimize the probability of a direct lightning attachment to the laser system. SLS also reviewed the proposed lightning
ALTAEROS ENERGIES BUOYANT WIND TURBINES Altaeros Energies designs and manufactures innovative buoyant wind turbines. SLS was tasked by Altaeros to provide guidance on the lightning protection design for the buoyant wind turbines in addition to the associated umbilicals and ground stations. Categories News Publications Projects
