What 14 CFR Part 450 - FAA Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Vehicle Operator License requires
14 CFR Part 450 establishes the single, performance-based vehicle operator license under which the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration authorizes commercial launch and reentry operations. An operator must obtain a vehicle operator license, the scope and duration of which are defined by the FAA, and must comply with the license terms and conditions. The FAA conducts a policy review and approval, a payload review and determination, a safety review and approval, and an environmental review of the proposed operation. The operator must meet the safety criteria, implement a system safety program, apply hazard control strategies, and carry out flight hazard analysis, flight abort and physical containment requirements as applicable to the operation. The framework replaces the prior launch- and reentry-specific licensing rules with a consolidated set of requirements for safe commercial spaceflight from U.S. territory or by U.S. operators.
Pillar: Space & Satellite Law · Authority: US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-III/subchapter-C/part-450
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- 51 U.S.C. Subtitle V, Chapter 509 (Commercial Space Launch Activities) - statutory authority
- 14 CFR Part 450, § 450.3 and § 450.5 - scope and issuance of a vehicle operator license
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