Development of commercial Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs) continues to be of great interest to many private companies. The appeal rests in an RLV's ability to support multiple mission types (e.g., cargo and 'tourism') and amortize development costs over the life of the operational vehicle. Commercial RLV companies plan to use both existing and new technologies in the design/development of a launch system. RLV Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of new launch systems have the potential to affect public safety; therefore, the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) is in the process of developing preliminary guidelines for RLV O&M activities. These guidelines may be used to evaluate an RLV developer/operator's license application. This Guideline Input and Technical Evaluation Report is intended to capture an initial set of Guideline Inputs (GIs) and Guideline Input Considerations (GICs) specific to the various functions associated with RLV maintenance, for any RLV concept, large or small, orbital or suborbital. This volume is the fourth of five such volumes; the first volume addressed RLV Subsystems; the second, RLV Operations; the third, Maintenance;and the final volume addresses RLV O&M Approval functions.


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