Air Space Traffic Integration Operational perspective Launching a

Air & Space Traffic Integration: Operational perspective Launching a Sub-Orbital Spacecraft Nicholas Mercury Carlstrom

social process “Law is a specialized rather than a set of rules, which reflects a practical approach to and recognition of modern exigencies of international relations. The idea that law is a set of rules is rejected on the ground that the process of decision-making does not involve the mere application of a pre-determined set of rules but is molded by social, moral and political considerations as well. The realities of authoritative and effective international relations are not reducible to a simple formula or set of principles but are dictated to by the interaction of States based on the primacy of a State and the philosophy that the world is organized on the basis of co-existence of States. ” CREDIT: Reference [1].

Playing like a Grand Master is about thinking ahead! CREDIT: Reference [2].

Ground Operations

Launch Site Considerations Launch site operators must specify what type of vehicle will operate from the facility and the launch azimuth for each launch point. Launch site environmental assessment. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation and National Environmental Policy Act. Harmony between humans and the environment. Ex. Midland International Air and Spaceport The “threatened” Prairie-Chicken Altitude and subsonic, transonic, and supersonic stages. CREDIT: Reference [3].

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Overflight Exclusion Zone (OEZ) “Includes an overflight exclusion zone where the public risk criteria of 30× 10− 6 would be exceeded if one person were present in the open. . ” D(MAX) = 1. 32 nautical miles D(OEZ) = 3. 18 nautical miles CREDIT: 1 nautical mile ~ 1. 15078 miles Reference [6].

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Flight Operations

Lynx XR-5 K 18 engine. CREDIT: Reference [8]. CREDIT: Reference [9].

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Sub-Orbital PTP Transportation

Action Items Determine flight corridors for sub-orbital point-to-point (PTP) operations Suggestion: Use a “route certificate” model based on a vehicle’s flight dynamics Expand the FAR definitions for sub-orbital flight corridor and overflight exclusion zone determination. Explore risk analysis methods for PTP operations. Promote intermodal connections development for current spaceports and launch sites. Identify areas of improvement in commercial sub-orbital flight training standards. Examine sub-orbital RLV technology classifications under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

References Reference [1]: Abeyratne, Ruwantissa. Space Security Law. Quebec, Montreal: Springer, 2011. Print. Reference [2]: http: //www. abc-chess. com/ Reference [3]: www. oklahomafarmreport. com Reference [4]: “Appendix A to Part 420 - Method for Defining a Flight Corridor” Defined. 14 C. F. R. § 420 (2014). Web Reference [5]. “Appendix A to Part 420 - Method for Defining a Flight Corridor” Defined. 14 C. F. R. § 420 (2014). Web Reference [6]: “Launch site location review — flight corridor” Defined. 14 C. F. R. § 420. 23 (2014). Web Reference [7]: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, September 25 th 2014 Reference [8]: XCOR Aerospace, http: //www. xcor. com/blog/lynxengines 101/ Reference [9]: XCOR Aerospace, http: //www. xcor. com/images/vehicles/lynx/11 -1221_lynx_payloads. jpg

References continued. . Reference [10]: XCOR Aerospace Inc. http: //xcor. com/press/2008/images/lynx-flight-profile. pdf Reference [11]: "Space Transportation Concept of Operations Annex for Next. Gen. " Federal Aviation Administration, n. d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014. Reference [12]: XCOR Aerospace Inc. http: //xcor. com/lynxprofile/