1. Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration Presented to: COMSTAC By: Jim Muncy on behalf of Jeff Greason, RLV Working Group Deputy Chair Date: October 7, 2010 Report to COMSTAC of the RLV Working Group

2. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 2 Discussion Items Update Presentation by FAA/AST on IAF Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee Presentation by NASA on Commercial Crew Initiative Status & Insight / Oversight Approach RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 19, 2010

3. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 IAF Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee FAA/AST formed Committee in 2008. –Purpose to identify and discuss issues about safety and regulation of commercial space transportation in an international context Goal: exchange information among international participants & discuss safety and regulatory policy issues –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. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 Highlights of the 3 rd Committee Meeting at IAC Prague October 2010 23 attendees from 18 different organizations (commercial, government, academia) Initial themes for future papers and workshops: –Do 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).

5. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 Highlights (continued) Explore holding two workshops on legal issues –In 2011 distinct from the IAC, in North America & Europe –Identify and understand potential international legal issues for commercial spaceports and vehicle operators Significant interest in replicating U.S. regime –Tailoring based on national legislative & legal circumstances –Some European nations working to avoid 2012 deadline –Balance helping international customers of U.S. developers and U.S. spaceports –International Space Transportation Association Joint panel held in Prague w/ Space Transportation Solutions & Innovations Committee Separate + joint panels in Cape Town at IAC 2011

6. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 NASA Commercial Crew Insight/Oversight Commercial Crew still an Initiative, not a Program Nothing written in stone Dual goals of meeting NASA’s need for ISS crew transport & non-NASA market stimulation require a different approach than traditional programs NASA did extensive survey of “lessons learned” from a variety of different programs to craft this parallel track approach RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC Oct 7, 2010

7. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 NASA CCT Insight / Oversight Approach Insight is defined as the capacity to discern the true nature of the project’s efforts to design, develop, test and operate the Crew Transportation System (CTS). –Insight will be modeled as a cooperative partnership Oversight is the watchful and responsible care and management of the CPs development, test and operations efforts. The primary elements of oversight require government approval and/or direction. –Approving / guiding the completion of pre-determined milestones and potential issues leading to CTS Certification (proactive insight team communication to oversight). The scope and amount of insight/oversight for specific CPs will vary depending on human spaceflight experience, hardware performance history and proposed design risk. 7

8. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 Insight / Oversight Tenets There will be a stronger reliance on the commercial providers to develop a safe, reliable vehicle. NASA will have in-depth insight of the vehicle design through NASA personnel who are embedded in the contractor’s facility. Insight should allow more efficient, penetrating, clearer understanding of CP’s system than traditional requirements accounting & management of deliverables. Certifying the vehicle system will involve use of requirements and standards. NASA will properly tailor & impose these on all the providers. NASA will not manage the CP’s engineering processes, e.g. Engineering Review Boards. This approach has been highly effective in the past in ensuring reliable high-valued launch vehicle/payloads and robotic spacecraft. 8

9. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 Commercial Crew Partner NASA Insight Team Penetration, Collaboration, & Influence Insight Role: Expert Insight, Early Issue Identification & Recommendations Embedded team represents the long term presence with the CP developing interpersonal relationships and trust to yield significantly greater insight. Insight Team Program Office Program Office Understanding & Recommendations Embedded Insight Team CP Communications Path For Insight 9

10. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 Commercial Crew Partner Discrete Oversight Discussions, Decisions & Direction Program Office Commercial Crew Partner CP Embedded Insight Team Embedded Insight Team Program Office Design Recommendation s Certification Evaluation Certification Evaluation Insight Team Insight Team Communications Path For Oversight Oversight Role: Focused on efforts, activities and data associated with crew transportation system certification only. 10

11. Federal Aviation Administration RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC May 21, 2009 11 Contact Bretton Alexander, Chair President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation 1725 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 703-627-1692 cell Jeff Greason, Deputy Chair President, XCOR Aerospace PO Box 1163 Mojave, CA 93502 661-824-4714 RLV Working Group Report to COMSTAC October 7, 2010