Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Chapter 16 Accommodating sub-orbital flights into the EASA regulatory system¹

Jean-Bruno Marciacq ^∗, Yves Morier ^†, Filippo Tomasello ^‡ , Zsuzsanna Erdélyi ^§ , Michael Gerhard ^∥

^∗Project Certification Manager, Certification Directorate

^†Head of Product Safety, Rulemaking Directorate

^‡ATM Airport Safety Officer, Rulemaking Directorate

^§Airport Rulemaking Officer, Rulemaking Directorate

^∥Legal Adviser, Rulemaking Directorate; European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Cologne, Germany

Chapter Outline

• Introduction…………………………………188

• International Legal Context…………………………………189

  • Chicago Convention…………………………………189

  • Aviation law in the European Union…………………………………190

  • Role and procedures of the EASA…………………………………191

  • The US concept………………………………… ...