Participation in Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) Collaborations

Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA)

ETD participates in Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) collaboration with the Department of Commerce, US Space Force, European Space Agency, and commercial spacecraft operators. Establishing minimum collision avoidance requirements for space flight programs to reduce risk of in-space collision. 

NPR 8079.1 is the NASA Procedural Requirement for NASA Spacecraft Conjunction Analysis and Collision Avoidance for Space Environment Protection. This NPR establishes minimum collision avoidance requirements and associated operational protocols for NASA space flight programs, projects, and spacecraft to protect the space environment by reducing the risk of collision to an acceptable level. This includes requirements for early-phase planning and documentation, on-orbit conjunction risk assessments and mitigations, and disposal.