14 C.F.R. § 437.59

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 437.59 - Key flight-safety event limitations
(a) A permittee must conduct any key flight-safety event so that the reusable suborbital vehicle's instantaneous impact point, including its expected dispersion, is over an unpopulated or sparsely populated area. At a minimum, a key flight-safety event includes:
(1) Ignition of any primary rocket engine,
(2) Any staging event, or
(3) Any envelope expansion.
(b) A permittee must conduct each reusable suborbital vehicle flight so that the reentry impact point does not loiter over a populated area.

14 C.F.R. §437.59

89 FR 76727 , 11/18/2024