[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1214.702]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1214_SPACE FLIGHT--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart 1214.7_The Authority of the Space Shuttle Commander
 
Sec. 1214.702  Authority and responsibility of the Space Shuttle commander.

    (a) During all flight phases of a Space Shuttle flight, the Space 
Shuttle commander shall have the absolute authority to take whatever 
action is in his/her discretion necessary to:
    (1) Enhance order and discipline,
    (2) Provide for the safety and well being of all personnel on board, 
and
    (3) Provide for the protection of the Space Shuttle elements and any 
payload carried or serviced by the Space Shuttle.

The commander shall have authority throughout the flight to use any 
reasonable and necessary means, including the use of physical force, to 
achieve this end.
    (b) The authority of the commander extends to any and all personnel 
on board the Orbiter including Federal officers and employees and all 
other persons whether or not they are U.S. nationals.
    (c) The authority of the commander extends to all Space Shuttle 
elements, payloads, and activities originating with or defined to be a 
part of the Space Shuttle mission.
    (d) The commander may, when he/she deems such action to be necessary 
for the safety of the Space Shuttle elements and personnel on board, 
subject any of the personnel on board to such restraint as the 
circumstances require until such time as delivery of such individual or 
individuals to the proper authorities is possible.

[45 FR 14845, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 56 FR 27900, June 18, 1991]

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