FAA管轄の宇宙の商用利用 民間宇宙飛行士のイメージ

FAAの宇宙の商用利用の環境づくり

Airspace and Air Traffic Management for Commercial Space Operations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ixki92fqw

 

14CFR

Title 14	Aeronautics and Space	Part / Section
Chapter III Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation 400 – 1199 Subchapter C Licensing 411 – 1199 Part 411 [Reserved] Part 413 License Application Procedures 413.1 – 413.23 Part 414 Safety Element Approvals 414.1 – 414.45 Part 415 Launch License 415.1 – 415.400 Part 417 Launch Safety 417.1 – 417.417 Parts 418–419 [Reserved] Part 420 License to Operate a Launch Site 420.1 – 420.71 Parts 421–430 [Reserved] Part 431 Launch and Reentry of a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) 431.1 – 431.93 Part 432 [Reserved] Part 433 License to Operate a Reentry Site 433.1 – 433.7 Part 434 [Reserved] Part 435 Reentry of a Reentry Vehicle Other Than a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) 435.1 – 435.70 Part 436 [Reserved] Part 437 Experimental Permits 437.1 – 437.95 Parts 438–439 [Reserved] Part 440 Financial Responsibility 440.1 – 440.19 Parts 441–449 [Reserved] Part 450 Launch and Reentry License Requirements 450.1 – 450.219 Parts 451–459 [Reserved] Part 460 Human Space Flight Requirements 460.1 – 460.53 Subpart A Launch and Reentry with Crew 460.1 – 460.40 Subpart B Launch and Reentry with a Space Flight participant 460.41 – 460.53

Part 460を見ると水色のところを見ていただきたいのです。

民間宇宙飛行士又は遠隔操作をする人の資格を具体的に書いています。

とても興味深いですね。　

FAAのパイロットライセンスと計器飛行証明が必須と書いてあります。

計器飛行証明　欲しくなった方いるでしょう。

§ 460.5 Crew qualifications and training.

(a) Each crew member must—

(1) Complete training on how to carry out his or her role on board or on the ground so that the vehicle will not harm the public; and

(2) Train for his or her role in nominal and non-nominal conditions. The conditions must include—

(i) Abort scenarios; and

(ii) Emergency operations.

(b) Each member of a flight crew must demonstrate an ability to withstand the stresses of space flight, which may include high acceleration or deceleration, microgravity, and vibration, in sufficient condition to safely carry out his or her duties so that the vehicle will not harm the public.

(c) A pilot and a remote operator must—

(1) Possess and carry an FAA pilot certificate with an instrument rating.

(2) Possess aeronautical knowledge, experience, and skills necessary to pilot and control the launch or reentry vehicle that will operate in the National Airspace System (NAS). Aeronautical experience may include hours in flight, ratings, and training.

(3) Receive vehicle and mission-specific training for each phase of flight by using one or more of the following—

(i) A method or device that simulates the flight;

(ii) An aircraft whose characteristics are similar to the vehicle or that has similar phases of flight to the vehicle ;

(iii) Flight testing; or

(iv) An equivalent method of training approved by the FAA through the license or permit process.

(4) Train in procedures that direct the vehicle away from the public in the event the flight crew abandons the vehicle during flight; and

(5) Train for each mode of control or propulsion, including any transition between modes, such that the pilot or remote operator is able to control the vehicle.

(d) A pilot or a remote operator may demonstrate an equivalent level of safety to paragraph (c)(1) of this section through the license or permit process.

(e) Each crew member with a safety-critical role must possess and carry an FAA second-class airman medical certificate issued in accordance with 14 CFR part 67, no more than 12 months prior to the month of launch and reentry.

 

参考に

2021 年度 宇宙飛行士候補者 募集要項をダウンロード

26-1.J　日本 国家航空宇宙法をダウンロード