Introduction to the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation AST Pre-Workshop to the Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation Research Road Mapping Workshop #2 August 15, 2011 Ken Davidian Director of Research FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 2 AGENDA - PART 1 Statutory Authority What Does AST Regulate? Who Does AST Regulate? Regulation Process Commercial Human Spaceflight

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 3 The Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation December 4, 2003

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 4 AST Statutory Authority Title 49 US Code Subtitle IX, Ch. 701 Regulate the commercial space transportation industry, only to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance with international obligations of the United States and to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interest of the United States Encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and re-entries by the private sector … only to the extent necessary …

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 5 Subchapter A – General Subchapter B - Procedure Subchapter C – Licensing 14 CFR Part 400 Ch. III Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (49 U.S.C ) 400 Basis and scope 401 Organization and definitions 404 Regulations and licensing requirements 405 Investigations and enforcement 406 Investigations, enforcement, and administrative review 460 Human space flight requirements 435 Reentry of a reentry vehicle other than a RLV 417 Launch safety 420 License to operate a launch site 437 Experimental permits 413 License application procedures 433 License to operate a reentry site 431 Launch and reentry of a RLV 440 Financial responsibility 415 Launch license 414 Safety approvals

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 6 Licensing / Permitting Process Flow AST Reviews, Approvals, and Determinations Safety Review Environmental Review Policy Review Financial Responsibility Determination Payload Review License or Permit Application Submittal

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 7 AST Statutory Mission Launch & Reentry Air Launch Human Space Flight Launch & Reentry Sites Sea Launch ELV RLV

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 8 Who Needs a License or Permit? License U.S. Companies Launching inside US Launching outside US Foreign Companies Launching inside US U.S. Commercial Launch or Reentry Sites Experimental Permit Reusable suborbital rockets may obtain a permit for the sole purpose of Research & Development Gathering data for a license Crew Training Amateur Rocketry activities do not need a license or permit (unmanned, I Tot <200 Klb f -sec)

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 9 Kodiak Launch Complex Types of Launch Sites ELV Sea Launch California Spaceport Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Mojave Air and Space Port Florida Spaceport Oklahoma Spaceport

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 10 Commercial Human Space Flight The Space Flight Participant (SFP) regime was included in the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of Passed on 8 Dec 2004 and signed on 23 Dec Clear regime for commercial human spaceflight. Created new experimental permit regime. SFP regulations were released on December 15, CFR Subpart (sec ) “Congress finds that the regulatory standards governing human space flight must evolve as the industry matures so that regulations neither stifle technology development nor expose crew or space flight participants to avoidable risks as the public comes to expect greater safety for crew and space flight participants from the industry.”

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 11 Summary – Part 1 AST Has Two Missions: Regulate and Encourage AST Currently Has Authority to Regulate Operations of Vehicles and Launch/Reentry Sites AST Regulates All U.S. Citizens Regardless of Activity Location, Anybody Operating in the U.S. Authority for Regulation of Commercial Human Spaceflight Exists NET EOY 2012

Introduction to the U.S. Emerging Commercial Space Industry AST Pre-Workshop to the Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation Research Road Mapping Workshop #2 Federal Aviation Administration August 15, 2011 Ken Davidian Director of Research FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 13 AGENDA – PART 2 Space Industry Overview Focus on Specific Companies Suborbital Launch Vehicles Orbital Launch Vehicles

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 14 Space Industry Segments Source: Max Grimard, Vice President/Deputy Head, Strategy & Biz Dev, EADS Astrium Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc² The Law Firm Infrastructure R&D, Manufacturing Ground Operations End-User Apps Communications Control Launch & Reentry Sites ULA Orbital SpaceX Orbital Sci SpaceX Boeing SNSpace Bigelow Orbital Launch Vehicles Suborbital Launch Vehicles On-Orbit Vehicles Satellites On-Orbit Facilities Other Zero-G Pressure Suits Training P/L Brokers Orbital Outfitters NASTAR FLAGSuit AndrewSpace Armadillo Masten XCOR Blue Origin VG Near Space Up Aerosp Whittinghill

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 15 Company Profiles: ZeroG

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 16 Company Profiles: Armadillo

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 17 Company Profiles:

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 18 Company Profiles: Bigelow

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 19 Company Profiles: Orbital Outfitters

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 20 For More Information HobbySpace.com, RLVNews.com by Clark Lindsey Parabolic Arc by Douglas Messier Flight Opportunities Program under NASA'S Office of the Chief Technologist Commercial Space Wiki

Intro to AST & Commercial Space Presentation August 15, 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 21 Summary – Part 2 Space Industry is Very Dynamic With Heightened Activity in Emerging Commercial Space Markets Market “Ecosystems” in Multiple Market Sectors Incumbent and New Entrant Companies in Established and Disruptive Markets