RLV TASK FORCE ON TRAINING May 15, 2008

1. RLV TASK FORCE ON TRAINING May 15, 2008 Maurice Kennedy

2. INTRODUCTION • The “Task Force on Training” was initiated under the RLV WG, at the October 2007 COMSTAC meeting. • The task force purpose is to develop recommended commercial human spaceflight training standards and submit appropriate recommendations to the FAA through the COMSTAC RLV WG. • “Training standards” are defined to be the level of training needed to safely and effectively perform required tasks: • The training an individual needs can vary, depending on their abilities and previous experience. • The training standard is achieved when the individual is able to demonstrate they can safely and effectively perform the required task(s). • The emphasis is on demonstrating what not how.

3. INTRODUCTION (continued) • Focus is on U.S. commercial human spaceflight operations, not the development and experimental phase. • Sub-orbital with same launch and landing site • Sub-orbital point-to-point • Orbital • The training standards are intended to apply to all U.S. companies and foreign companies that operate in the U.S. • However, not all training standards will apply to all operators, it will vary based on vehicle design, crew/passenger complement, mission profile and operations concept.

4. BACKGROUND • The task force is open to all U.S. commercial space companies and supported by the FAA AST. • The task force chair is USA/Maurice Kennedy and the alternate chair is Wyle/Michelle Christgen. The meeting coordinator is USA/Kent Adams (kent.h.adams@usa-spaceops.com). • There are over 40 people on our distribution list. • The task force has conducted 5 telecom meetings and 1 face-to-face meeting since our formation in October 2007. • The monthly telecom meetings are conducted the first Tuesday of each month, exception May and October. • The May and October meetings are face-to-face meetings conducted in conjunction with the COMSTAC working group meetings.

5. STATUS • The task force began by identifying space operations related job categories that may require training standards. • The next step was to identify and review (at a top level) existing commercial space operations related training requirements. • With a list of existing FAA requirements and an overview of current NASA requirements as our reference and point of departure, we have: • Refined our initial list of job categories that may require training standards. • Completed a first cut at a comprehensive list of knowledge and procedures that may require training standards, for each of the job categories.

6. STATUS (cont.) • The first cut comprehensive list of knowledge and procedures that may require training standards has been defined for 9 job categories: • Commercial space pilot • Other cockpit/crew personnel • Flight controllers • Select planning and ground operations personnel • Spaceport personnel • Vehicle maintenance and sustaining engineering personnel • Trainers/instructors • FAA space controllers • Passengers

7. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE • “Finalize” list of job categories and the associated knowledge and procedures that may require training standards. • Define criteria for selecting specific job categories and their associated knowledge and procedures that should be included in the report to the FAA. • Use above criteria to select report job categories and their associated knowledge and procedures. • Describe in some detail each report job category and their associated knowledge and procedures that may require training standards. • Define criteria for establishing training standard: • Generic • Specific for each knowledge and procedure line item • Recommend criteria and the method(s) for determining whether or not the training standard has been met. • Draft FAA report and review with task force team. • Finalize report and submit to FAA via COMSTAC