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UN COPUOS Group D on Regulations and AST International Outreach Update

UN COPUOS Group D on Regulations and AST International Outreach Update. John Sloan FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) COMSTAC Operations Working Group October 9, 2012. Expert Working Group D: R egulatory Regimes and Guidance for Actors in the Space Arena.

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UN COPUOS Group D on Regulations and AST International Outreach Update

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  1. UN COPUOS Group D on Regulations and AST International Outreach Update John Sloan FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) COMSTAC Operations Working Group October 9, 2012

  2. Expert Working Group D: Regulatory Regimes and Guidance for Actors in the Space Arena • UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee: Working Group on the Long Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities • Objective is to provide guidance to space actors on measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities. • Group D met “informally” on October 3 and 4 in Naples, Italy, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). • Discussion of draft, voluntary guidelines [paraphrased list]: • 1. Consider international cooperation to enhance sustainability • 2. Share information and expertise with other States • 3. Adopt procedures to share information • 4. Regulatory outreach and education • 5. Encourage non-governmental involvement in regulatory development • 6. Consider Long Term Sustainability when developing regulations • 7. Address debris mitigation and use UN debris guidelines in regulations • 8. Promote communication among domestic organizations, regulators • Discussion of written report, whether or not to include definitions, and identification of future issues (jurisdiction on unregistered space objects, cubesats, ownership of hosted payloads). • The next meeting is in February 2013 at UN COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

  3. FAA Highlights at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, October 1-5, 2012 • The IAC is an annual conference hosted by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International Institute of Space Law, and the International Academy of Astronautics • Dr. George Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: • Spoke at a plenary session on commercial space transportation • Presented an FAA paper on “Certification Versus Licensing for Human Space Flight in Commercial Space Transportation” • Spoke at a technical session panel about FAA regulations • John Sloan and Ken Davidian chaired IAF technical committee meetings and paper sessions • Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee • http://www.iafastro.org/index.html?title=Commercial_Spaceflight_Safety_Committee • Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee • http://www.iafastro.org/index.html?title=Entrepreneurship_and_Investment_Committee • 2013 IAC is in Beijing, 2014 in Toronto, 2015 in Jerusalem

  4. Contact FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) Room 325, 800 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20591 http://www.faa.gov/go/ast http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/international_affairs/ John Sloan Program Lead for International Outreach 1 202 267-7989 john.sloan@faa.gov Mahamane Touré Foreign Affairs Specialist 1 202 267-8464 mahamane.toure@faa.gov

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