Eligibility.
CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14
(a) There is no citizenship requirement to obtain a safety element approval. (b) You may be eligible for a safety element approval if you are— (1) A designer, manufacturer, or operator of a launch or reentry vehicle or component thereof; (2) The designer or developer of a safety system or process; or (3) Personnel who perform safety-critical functions in conducting a licensed launch or reentry. (c) A safety element approval applicant must have sufficient knowledge and expertise to show that the design and operation of the safety element for which safety element approval is sought qualify for a safety element approval. (d) Only the safety elements defined under this part are eligible for a safety element approval.
official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 414.7