International Update International Astronautical Federation, Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee

1. International UpdateInternational Astronautical Federation,Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee Presentation to COMSTAC RLV Working Group John Sloan, Megan Mitchell Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) October 6, 2010

2. IAF and IAC The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) International non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1951. Encourages the advancement of knowledge about space and the development and application of space assets for the benefit of humanity. 200 members from 153 countries and 23 Technical Committees The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Annual conference sponsored by IAF, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and International Institute of Space Law (IISL). Around 3,000 people attended the 2010 Congress

3. Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee FAA/AST formed the Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee in 2008. The purpose of the committee is to identify and discuss issues on safety and regulations related to international commercial space transportation Goal is to exchange information between international participants and discuss safety and regulatory policy issues related to commercial robit and human spaceflight. Not to create regulations or standards Chair – FAA/AST Co-Chairs are Spaceport Sweden and Virgin Galactic There are approximately 50 members on the committee

4. Meetings First committee meeting at IAC in Daejeon, South Korea – October 2009 Second meeting at annual IAF planning meeting in Paris, France – March 2010 Third meeting at IAC in Prague, Czech Republic – October 2010 23 attendees from 18 different organizations (commercial, government, academia) Committee website: http://www.iafastro.org/index.php?id=1015

5. Highlights of the October 2010 Committee Meeting Each member provided a three minute summary of top issues facing their organization or the commercial spaceflight community. Initial themes for future papers and workshops: Which air or space regulations apply and who applies them Space and air traffic management Spaceports Reentry issues and point to point travel. Add medical issues related to safety if no conflict with other committees. The committee agreed not to tackle environmental and technology export issues (such as ITAR).

6. Highlights (continued) Explore development of two workshops on legal issues To be held in 2011 outside of the IAC Identify and understand potential international legal issues for commercial spaceports and vehicle operators To increase attendence, the committee plans one workshop in North America and one in Europe Leading potential candidates are: February 9-10, 2011 FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC May 28-30, 2011 2nd International IAA Symposium on Private Human Access to Space in Arcachon, France Naples 2012 IAC Committee agreed to develop a joint session with the International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

7. Commercial Human Spaceflight Panel Session October 1, 2010 Joint Panel session with Space Transportation Solutions and Innovations Committee Approximately 70 people in attendance Co-Chair – Doug Stanley, Georgia Institute of Technology Co-Chair – John Sloan, FAA/AST Papers presented by Orbital Sciences, Rocketplane Global, FAA, Spaceport Sweden, EADS, UK Space Agency, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) One-hour interactive panel session with paper presenters Questions regarding certification versus licensing regime, point to point travel, human spaceflight safety, spaceports, legal and insurance issues.

8. Call for Papers for IAC Cape Town October 3-7, 2011 The IAF awarded the Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee its own session for 2011 Session D6.1 Commercial Spaceflight Safety Issues Discuss emerging issues in: Commercial spaceflight safety Spaceports and orbital and suborbital space transportation Regulations, policy, interoperability, case studies, lessons learned Other safety issues for commercially operated space transportation Joint session with the Space Transportation Solutions and Innovations Committee (same as 2010 joint panel) Private Human Access to Space; Suborbital and Orbital Missions (Session D2.9) The deadline for abstracts is March 2, 2011 For more information see http://www.iafastro.org 2011Congress: www.iac2011.com

9. 2010 National Space Policy International Cooperation section: …and promote U.S. commercial space regulations and encourage interoperability with these regulations. Commercial Space Guidelines section: Definition The term “commercial,” for the purpose of this policy, refers to space goods, services, or activities provided by private sector enterprises that bear a reasonable portion of the investment risk and responsibility for the activity, operate in accordance with typical market-based incentives for controlling cost and optimizing return on investment, and have the legal capacity to offer these goods or services to existing or potential nongovernmental customers.

10. Contact FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) Room 325, 800 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20591 http://www.faa.gov/go/ast John Sloan Program Lead for International Outreach (202) 267-7989 john.sloan@faa.gov Megan Mitchell International Program Specialist (202) 267-7183 megan.mitchell@faa.gov Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee http://www.iafastro.org/index.php?id=1015 10