Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Regulations
Final Rules
News about Commercial Space Transportation Regulations
Legislation
Regulations
Title 14 CFR
Chapter III—Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Subchapter A – General
Subchapter B – Procedure
Subchapter C – Licensing
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Amateur Rocket Activities
Advisory Circulars
- Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for Flight Crew and Space Flight Participants in Suborbital Space Flight, AC 460.11-1-A (PDF, 12/16/2008)
- Hazard Analyses for the Launch or Reentry of a Reusable Suborbital Rocket Under an Experimental Permit (PDF)
- License Application Procedures, AC 413-1 (PDF, 8/16/1999)
- Related Regulations: 14 CFR Part 413, Sections 413.5, 413.7, 413.9, 413.11, 413.13, 413.15, and 413.17, 413.19, 413.21 and 413.23
- Part 440 Insurance Conditions, AC 440-1 (PDF, 11/13/1998)
- Licensing Test Flight Reusable Launch Vehicle Missions, AC 431.35-3 (PDF, 8/15/2002)
- License Application Procedures, AC 413-1 (PDF, 8/16/1999)
- Reusable Launch and Reentry Vehicle System Safety Process, AC 431.35-2A (PDF, 7/20/1995)
Archived Rules and Notices
Final Rules
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 415, 431, 435, 440 and 460, Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants; Final Rules (with Preamble), December 15, 2006 (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Changes to Commercial Space Transportation Regulations; Final Rule (PDF, 8/31/2006)
- 14 CFR Parts 405 and 406 Civil Penalty Actions in Commercial Space Transportation; Final Rule (PDF, 1/10/2001)
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 411, 413, 415, and 417 Commercial Space Transportation Licensing Regulations; Final Rule (PDF, 6/21/1999)
- 14 CFR CFR Parts 405 and 406, Civil Penalty Actions in Commercial Space Transportation; Final Rule (with Preamble), January 10, 2001 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 411, 413, 415, and 417, Commercial Space Transportation Licensing Regulations; Final Rule (with Preamble), June 21, 1999 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 417, and 430, Licensing and Safety Requirements for Operation of a Launch Site; Rule (with Preamble), October 19, 2000 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 413, 415, 431, 433, and 435, Commercial Space Transportation Reusable Launch Vehicle and Reentry Licensing Regulations; Final Rule (with Preamble), September 19, 2000 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 404, 405, 406, 413, 415, 420, 431, and 437, Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets, April 6, 2007 (PDF)
Previous Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and Other Notices
- 14 CFR Parts 1, 101, 400, and 401, Requirements for Amateur Rocket Activities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, June 14, 2007 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 404, 405, 406, 413, 420, 431, 437, Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, March 31, 2006 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 401, 415 et al., Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants; Proposed Rule, December 29, 2005 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Part 414, Safety Approvals; Proposed Rule, June 1, 2005 (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 413, 415, and 417, Licensing and Safety Requirements for Launch; Proposed Rule, July 30, 2002 (Supplementary Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) (PDF)
- 14 CFR Parts 413, 415, and 417, Licensing and Safety Requirements for Launch; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Proposed Rule, October 25, 2000 (PDF)
Guidelines
Environmental
RLV Guidelines
- Guide to Reusable Launch and Reentry Vehicle Software and Computing System Safety (PDF, 07/2006)
- Guide to Verifying Safety-Critical Structures for Reusable Launch and Reentry Vehicles, Version 1.0 (PDF, 11/22/2005)
- Guide to the Identification of Safety-Critical Hardware Items for Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Developers (PDF, 5/1/2005)
- Guide to Reusable Launch and Reentry Vehicle Reliability Analysis (PDF, 04/2005)
- Guide to Commercial RLV Operations and Maintenance Version 1.0 (PDF, 03/2005)
- Guidance for Medical Screening of Commercial Aerospace Passengers (PDF, 3/31/2003)
- Guide to RLV Safety Validation and Verification Planning, Version 1.0 (PDF, 09/2003)
- Draft Guidelines for Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Operations with Flight Crew (PDF, 2/11/2005)
- Draft Guidelines for Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Operations with Space Flight Participants (PDF, 2/11/2005)
- Supplemental Application Guidance for Unguided Suborbital Launch Vehicles
- Financial Responsibility for Reentry Vehicle Operations (PDF, 05/1995)