Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Chapter 8 Certification of new experimental commercial human space-flight vehicles

Tommaso Sgobba ^∗, Joseph N. Pelton ^†

^∗President, International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety

^†Former Dean, International Space University

Chapter Outline

• Commercial Human Space-Flight Initiatives…………………………………101

• Regulatory Oversight of Commercial Space Travel…………………………………102

• Regulatory Control of Experimental Commercial Human Space Flights and the Issue of “Informed Consent” on the Part of Passengers…………………………………102

• “Preliminary Certification” by an International Space Safety Board…………………………………104

• Conclusions…………………………………105

8.1 Commercial Human Space-Flight Initiatives

We live in a new commercial space era. It started ...