The Federal Aviation Administrations Office of Commercial Space Transportation has developed a concept of operations describing commercial space launch and reentry operations that will occur in the National Airspace System (NAS). This concept also outlines a framework for safely integrating launch and reentry vehicles, on their way to and from space, with traditional air traffic operations. With consideration given to emerging experimental or research and development vehicles, it calls for assured separation between space and air traffic to mitigate the risks to aircraft from potential hazards resulting from space launch and reentry operations. Today, the FAA imposes flight restrictions on air traffic to allow space launch and reentry operations, which are infrequent, to occur. While this model may be well suited to accommodate the commercial space transportation industry in its current state, it may quickly become untenable as launch and reentry vehicle operators look to conduct higher frequency, more routine operations at a wider number of sites. The FAA is researching approaches to safely manage these vehicles in the NAS as they make the transition from research and development to operations. This paper provides an overview of this effort.
Space and Air Traffic Management of Operational Space Vehicles
2009
9 pages
Report
No indication
English
Space and Air Traffic Management of Operational Space Vehicles
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