Reusable launch vehicle mission operational requirements and restrictions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) An applicant for RLV mission safety approval shall submit procedures— (1) That ensure RLV mission risks do not exceed the criteria set forth in §§ 431.35, 450.169, and in § 450.101(a)(4) and (b)(4) for nominal and non-nominal operations; (2) That ensure conformance with the system safety process and associated hazard identification and risk assessment required under § 431.35(c); (3) That ensure conformance with operational restrictions listed in paragraphs (c) through (e) of this section; (4) To monitor and verify the status of RLV safety-critical systems sufficiently before enabling both launch and reentry flight to ensure public safety and during mission flight unless technically infeasible; and (5) For human activation or initiation of a flight safety system that safely aborts the launch of an RLV if the vehicle is not operating within approved mission parameters and the vehicle poses risk to public health and safety and the safety of property in excess of acceptable flight risk as defined in § 431.35. (b) To satisfy risk criteria set forth in § 431.35(b)(1), an applicant for RLV mission safety approval shall identify suitable and attainable locations for nominal landing and vehicle staging impact or landing, if any. An application shall identify such locations for a contingency abort if necessary to satisfy risk criteria contained in § 431.35(b)(1) during launch of an RLV. A nominal landing, vehicle staging impact and contingency abort location are suitable for launch

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 431.43