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FAA-ENAC cooperation for the development of commercial space transportation

FAA-ENAC cooperation for the development of commercial space transportation. Benedetto Marasa ENAC Deputy Director General. Memorandum of Cooperation FAA-ENAC Washington, DC – 12 March 2014. Cooperation in the development of: Safety regulations Standards Licensing measures

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FAA-ENAC cooperation for the development of commercial space transportation

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  1. FAA-ENAC cooperation for the development of commercial space transportation Benedetto Marasa ENAC Deputy Director General

  2. Memorandum of Cooperation FAA-ENAC Washington, DC – 12 March 2014 • Cooperation in the development of: • Safetyregulations • Standards • Licensingmeasures • Projectsofmutual interest • Tobeappliedto commercial spacetransportation

  3. First Meeting of the Cooperation WG Washington, DC - 20 May 2014 Italianmutual interest project proposal for the introduction of Sub-orbital flights within Italian National Air Space

  4. Topics Introduction Project ofmutual interest Conclusions

  5. Topics • Introduction • Project ofmutual interest • Conclusions

  6. Cooperation ITAF-ENAC • Letter of Intent (LoI) for Sub-orbitalSpaceTransportation - 17 March 2014 • Developprocedures and standardstosupportflight test activitiesofcommercialsub-orbitalflightswithin Italian National Air Space.

  7. Italy: the PERFECTplace in Europe for commercial sub-orbitalflights • Location • Climate • Touristattraction • Gateway toEurope

  8. Domains SPACE Soyuz Shuttle 325 kft/100 km S3 NEAR SPACE AEROSPACE XCOR/SpaceShipOne X43-A 65 kft/18 km AIR

  9. Topics • Introduction • Project ofmutual interest • Conclusions

  10. Project Goals • DevelopNational/EU level certification & regulatory framework to pursue possibility of routine sub-orbital flight operations within Italian National airspace • IntroduceU.S. sub-orbitalvehicleswithin Italian National Air Space

  11. Methodology • Developnationalcapacitywith FAA supportusingfollowingapproach: Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy

  12. Doctrine • Develop certification & regulatory framework: • Ad hoc regime then…. • ….Aviation-like • ENAC Long-standing experience in aircraft/organisation certification

  13. Personnel & Expertise • ITAF knowledgetomanage flight tests/trialswith a focus on launch and re-entry: • AstronautsfromItalian Air Force • Experimental Test Pilots & Engineers • Flight surgeons • ENAC Professionalsforcertification, licensing and oversight

  14. ExistingFacilities • Existing airports easily tailored to sub-orbital requirements and presented in the fashion of Spaceports • Test Ranges and Flight Test Center tomanageexperimentalaerospacecampaigns • Modelling & Simulation • Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) • Aerospace medicine • Center for ItalianAerospaceResearch (CIRA) for engineeringsupport • Wind and Plasma tunnel • Ground Systems for surveillanceand trackingofairspaceand near-spacesystemsusedduringsub-orbitalflights

  15. Ongoingstudies • Simulationsdevelopedby ITAF Flight Test Center in order to redefinethe traditional aeronautical layer with Near-Space flight properties

  16. Ongoingstudies XCOR Lynx Head Up Display @ 100 km altitude God’s viewfrom XCOR Lynx @ 100 km altitude

  17. PossibleScenarios Operate US Space Transportation Systems from Italy • Step 1 - Realisationof first Spaceport in Italy, permittingsub-orbitalflights with U.S. spacetransportationsystems: • Horizontal take off and landing • Same take off and landing site • Step 2 - Realisationof a sub-orbital flight with a Point-to-Point navigationwithintwoSpaceports: • Horizontal take off and landing • Common ballistic descent and landing on a Spaceport

  18. Possiblescenarios X Starting 2020 Starting 2017 Starting Late 2014

  19. Topics • Introduction • Project ofmutual interest • Conclusions

  20. Conclusions Italy offers the perfect geographic position and climate for accommodating sub-orbital flights Introduce UnitedStatessub-orbitalvehicleswithin Italian National Air Space Benefits for bothcountries In accordancewith the MoC FAA-ENAC Weneedtofind the way to do it.

  21. Grazie mille !!

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