Guide to reusable launch vehicle safety validation and verification planning, version 1.0 [electronic resource] / Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Federal Aviation Administration, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Systems Engineering and Training Division ; Springfield, Va. National Technical Information Service [distributor], 2003.
Mode of access: Internet from the FAA AST web site.
Note
Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 25, 2006).
"September 2003."
Summary
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) regulates the emerging Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) industry. Such regulatory efforts are used only to the extent necessary to ensure that industry activities do not jeopardize public health and safety, safety of property, U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, or international obligations of the U.S. Corresponding to the FAA/ASTs regulatory authority, this guide discusses the validation and verification process within the context of safety requirements. This guide provides an acceptable method of safety validation and verification planning. Sample formats illustrating implementation of the validation and verification process are provided. In demonstrating compliance with the RLV regulations, an applicant may use the validation and verification process described in this guide or an equivalent process.
