Range Safety, provided
by certified NASA and MARS personnel. Processes and procedures
to ensure the ground and flight safety requirements of both NASA
and DOT/FAA are achieved through documentation development, technical
reviews and oversight of hazardous operations.
Launch vehicle flight certification, provided by NASA. Design
reviews ensure that launch vehicles and spacecraft are in compliance
with range safety requirements.
Range scheduling, for optimization of range assets and satisfaction
of customer launch requirements.
Facility scheduling, maintenance and inspection, to ensure
optimal accomplishment of ground processing and launch.
Provision of supplies and consumables to support mission operations.
Accommodation of customer personnel at the Wallops Flight Facility
– access, office space, communications and other logistics
support.
MARS provides an efficient technical and management interface
between the customer and the launch range using standard processes
and procedures.
Coordination of public affairs with NASA and the media.
MARS offers the additional advantages of exemption from Virginia
sales and use taxes for business sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic
Regional Spaceport, and Foreign Trade Zone status for activities
conducted by MARS at the Wallops Flight Facility.
For more information on how MARS can
support
your space access requirements,
contact us at (757) 440-4020, or by e-mail.