Transcript Document 7544508

International Update
International
Astronautical Federation,
Commercial Spaceflight
Safety Committee
Presentation to COMSTAC RLV Working Group
John Sloan, Megan Mitchell
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)
October 6, 2010
Federal Aviation
Administration
IAF and IAC
• The International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
– International non-governmental and non-profit organization
founded in 1951.
– Encourages the advancement of knowledge about space and
the development and application of space assets for the benefit
of humanity.
– 200 members from 153 countries and 23 Technical
Committees
• The International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
– Annual conference sponsored by IAF, International Academy of
Astronautics (IAA), and International Institute of Space Law
(IISL).
– Around 3,000 people attended the 2010 Congress
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Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee
• FAA/AST formed the Commercial Spaceflight Safety
Committee in 2008.
– The purpose of the committee is to identify and discuss issues
on safety and regulations related to international commercial
space transportation
• Goal is to exchange information between international
participants and discuss safety and regulatory policy issues
related to commercial robit and human spaceflight.
– Not to create regulations or standards
• Chair – FAA/AST
– Co-Chairs are Spaceport Sweden and Virgin Galactic
– There are approximately 50 members on the committee
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Meetings
• First committee meeting at IAC in Daejeon, South
Korea – October 2009
• Second meeting at annual IAF planning meeting in
Paris, France – March 2010
• Third meeting at IAC in Prague, Czech Republic –
October 2010
– 23 attendees from 18 different organizations (commercial,
government, academia)
• Committee website:
http://www.iafastro.org/index.php?id=1015
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Highlights of the October 2010 Committee Meeting
• Each member provided a three minute summary of
top issues facing their organization or the
commercial spaceflight community.
• Initial themes for future papers and workshops:
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Which air or space regulations apply and who applies them
Space and air traffic management
Spaceports
Reentry issues and point to point travel.
Add medical issues related to safety if no conflict with other
committees.
– The committee agreed not to tackle environmental and
technology export issues (such as ITAR).
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Highlights (continued)
• Explore development of two workshops on legal issues
– To be held in 2011 outside of the IAC
– Identify and understand potential international legal issues for
commercial spaceports and vehicle operators
• To increase attendence, the committee plans one workshop in
North America and one in Europe
– Leading potential candidates are:
• February 9-10, 2011 FAA Commercial Space Transportation
Conference in Washington, DC
• May 28-30, 2011 2nd International IAA Symposium on Private
Human Access to Space in Arcachon, France
• Naples 2012 IAC
– Committee agreed to develop a joint session with the International
Institute of Space Law (IISL)
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Commercial Human Spaceflight Panel Session
October 1, 2010
• Joint Panel session with Space Transportation
Solutions and Innovations Committee
– Approximately 70 people in attendance
– Co-Chair – Doug Stanley, Georgia Institute of Technology
– Co-Chair – John Sloan, FAA/AST
• Papers presented by Orbital Sciences, Rocketplane
Global, FAA, Spaceport Sweden, EADS, UK Space
Agency, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
– One-hour interactive panel session with paper presenters
– Questions regarding certification versus licensing regime, point
to point travel, human spaceflight safety, spaceports, legal and
insurance issues.
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Call for Papers for IAC Cape Town October 3-7, 2011
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The IAF awarded the Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee its
own session for 2011
– Session D6.1 Commercial Spaceflight Safety Issues
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Joint session with the Space Transportation Solutions and
Innovations Committee (same as 2010 joint panel)
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Discuss emerging issues in:
• Commercial spaceflight safety
• Spaceports and orbital and suborbital space transportation
• Regulations, policy, interoperability, case studies, lessons learned
• Other safety issues for commercially operated space transportation
Private Human Access to Space; Suborbital and Orbital Missions (Session D2.9)
The deadline for abstracts is March 2, 2011
For more information see
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http://www.iafastro.org
2011Congress: www.iac2011.com
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2010 National Space Policy
• International Cooperation section:
– …and promote U.S. commercial space regulations and
encourage interoperability with these regulations.
• Commercial Space Guidelines section: Definition
– The term “commercial,” for the purpose of this policy, refers to
space goods, services, or activities provided by private sector
enterprises that bear a reasonable portion of the investment
risk and responsibility for the activity, operate in accordance
with typical market-based incentives for controlling cost and
optimizing return on investment, and have the legal capacity to
offer these goods or services to existing or potential
nongovernmental customers.
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Contact
FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)
Room 325, 800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591
http://www.faa.gov/go/ast
John Sloan
Program Lead for International Outreach
(202) 267-7989
[email protected]
Megan Mitchell
International Program Specialist
(202) 267-7183
[email protected]
Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee
http://www.iafastro.org/index.php?id=1015
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