Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program |
U.S. Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
Program |
| Responsible Agency: | United States Air Force |
| Cooperating Agencies: | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Proposed Action: | To allow the addition of up to five strap-on solid rocket motors (SRMs) to the Atlas V lift vehicle and to allow the use of larger SRMs on the Delta IV lift vehicle. Both vehicles are part of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. |
| Contact: | Inquires on this document should be directed to: Mr. Jonathan D. Farthing, Chief, Environmental Analysis Division, HQ AFCEE/ECA, 3207 North Road, Brooks Air Force Base, TEXAS, 78235-5363, (210) 536-3668, Facsimile number (210) 536-3890. |
| Abstract: | This FSEIS has been prepared in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Implementation of the EELV program was previously assessed in
the April 1998 Final Environmental Impact Statement, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program. The Proposed
Action of this FSEIS is to allow the addition of up to five strap-on SRMs to the Lockheed Martin Corporation
(LMC) Atlas V launch vehicle and to allow the use of larger SRMs on the Boeing Delta IV launch vehicle, both
of which are part of the EELV program. The launch locations for the Atlas V and Delta IV systems are Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station in Brevard County, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, in Santa Barbara
County, California. For the analysis in the FSEIS, each contractor is assumed to launch approximately 50
percent of EELV flights involving SRMs (approximately 30 launches per year total). The No-Action Alternative
is the previously approved implementation of the EELV program that was analyzed in the 1998 FEIS. The FSEIS analyzes potential impacts to the local community, land use and aesthetics, transportation, utilities, hazardous materials and hazardous waste management, health and safety, geology and soils, water resources, air quality (upper and lower atmosphere), noise, orbital debris, biological resources, cultural resources, and environmental justice. |
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