Abstract Commercial space flight is expected to rapidly develop in the near future. This will begin with sub-orbital missions and then progress to orbital flights. In the United States, technical informed consent of space flight participants is required by the commercial space flight operator for regulatory purposes. Additionally, though not required by U.S. regulation, the aerospace medicine professional involved in the medical screening of both space flight participants and crewmembers will be asked to assist operators in obtaining medical informed consent for liability purposes. The various US federal and state regulations regarding informed consent for sub-orbital commercial space flight are evolving and are unfamiliar to most aerospace medical professionals and are reviewed and discussed.

    Highlights ► Currently the laws require informed consent about technical dangers of spaceflight. ► Spaceflight participants are not required to sign liability waivers. ► State-provided liability waivers are untested in courts. ► Suborbital operators are encouraged to develop a medical informed consent protocol. ► Suborbital operators are should consult attorneys and aerospace medical personnel.


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    Title :

    Sub-orbital commercial Human space flight and informed consent in the United States



    Published in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 92 , 2 ; 263-265


    Publication date :

    2012-07-05


    Size :

    3 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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