Introduction to the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation

1. Federal Aviation Administration Introduction to the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation AST Pre-Workshop to the Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation Research Road Mapping Workshop #2 August 15, 2011Ken DavidianDirector of ResearchFAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation

2. AGENDA - PART 1 Statutory Authority What Does AST Regulate? Who Does AST Regulate? Regulation Process Commercial Human Spaceflight

3. The Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation December 4, 2003

4. AST Statutory Authority Title 49 US Code Subtitle IX, Ch. 701 Regulate the commercial space transportation industry, only to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance with international obligations of the United States and to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interest of the United States Encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and re-entries by the private sector … only to the extent necessary …

5. 14 CFR Part 400 Ch. III Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (49 U.S.C. 70101-70121) Subchapter A – General Subchapter B - Procedure 404 Regulations and licensing requirements 405 Investigations and enforcement 400 Basis and scope 401 Organization and definitions 406 Investigations, enforcement, and administrative review Subchapter C – Licensing 413 License application procedures 420 License to operate a launch site 437 Experimental permits 431 Launch and reentry of a RLV 414 Safety approvals 440 Financial responsibility 433 License to operate a reentry site 415 Launch license 460 Human space flight requirements 435 Reentry of a reentry vehicle other than a RLV 417 Launch safety

6. Licensing / Permitting Process FlowAST Reviews, Approvals, and Determinations Policy Review Payload Review Financial Responsibility Determination License or Permit Application Submittal Environmental Review Safety Review

7. AST Statutory Mission ELV Air Launch Launch & Reentry Sites RLV Launch & Reentry Sea Launch Human Space Flight

8. Who Needs a License or Permit? License U.S. Companies Launching inside US Launching outside US Foreign Companies Launching inside US U.S. Commercial Launch or Reentry Sites Experimental Permit Reusable suborbital rockets may obtain a permit for the sole purpose of Research & Development Gathering data for a license Crew Training • Amateur Rocketry activities do not need a license or permit (unmanned, ITot<200 Klbf-sec)

9. Commercial Human Space Flight The Space Flight Participant (SFP) regime was included in the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. Passed on 8 Dec 2004 and signed on 23 Dec 2004. Clear regime for commercial human spaceflight. Created new experimental permit regime. SFP regulations were released on December 15, 2006. 14 CFR Subpart (sec 460.41-49) “Congress finds that the regulatory standards governing human space flight must evolve as the industry matures so that regulations neither stifle technology development nor expose crew or space flight participants to avoidable risks as the public comes to expect greater safety for crew and space flight participants from the industry.”

10. Summary – Part 1 AST Has Two Missions: Regulate and Encourage AST Currently Has Authority to Regulate Operations of Vehicles and Launch/Reentry Sites AST Regulates All U.S. Citizens Regardless of Activity Location, Anybody Operating in the U.S. Authority for Regulation of Commercial Human Spaceflight Exists NET EOY 2012

11. Federal Aviation Administration Introduction to the U.S. Emerging Commercial Space Industry AST Pre-Workshop to the Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation Research Road Mapping Workshop #2 August 15, 2011Ken DavidianDirector of ResearchFAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation

12. AGENDA – PART 2 Space Industry Overview Focus on Specific Companies Suborbital Launch Vehicles Orbital Launch Vehicles

13. Space Industry Segments Masten Armadillo XCOR VG Blue Origin Near Space Up Aerosp Whittinghill Zero-G Training NASTAR OrbitalOutfitters Pressure Suits FLAGSuit P/L Brokers AndrewSpace Suborbital Launch Vehicles Infrastructure SpaceX OrbitalLaunchVehicles Orbital ULA SpaceX Orbital Sci On-Orbit Vehicles Boeing On-OrbitFacilities SNSpace Bigelow Satellites Other R&D, Manufacturing Control Ground Operations Communications End-User Apps Launch & Reentry Sites Source: Max Grimard, Vice President/Deputy Head, Strategy & Biz Dev, EADS Astrium Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc² The Law Firm

14. Company Profiles: ZeroG

15. Company Profiles: Armadillo

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17. Company Profiles: Bigelow

18. Company Profiles: Orbital Outfitters

19. For More Information HobbySpace.com, RLVNews.com by Clark Lindsey Parabolic Arc by Douglas Messier Flight Opportunities Program under NASA'S Office of the Chief Technologist Commercial Space Wiki

20. Summary – Part 2 Space Industry is Very Dynamic With Heightened Activity in Emerging Commercial Space Markets Market “Ecosystems” in Multiple Market Sectors Incumbent and New Entrant Companies in Established and Disruptive Markets