RLV Working Group

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RLV Working Group

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Discussion Items

• Findings from May 2011 COMSTAC (Brett Alexander)
• Update on Recent Developments (Brett Alexander)
• FAA/AST International Update (John Sloan,
  FAA/AST)
• Lessons Learned Database (Jesse Hanson, FAA/AST)
• Suborbital Characterization Report (Brian Meade,
  FAA/AST, Kate Maliga, Tauri Group)
• New Business (All)

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RLVWG Findings Approved May 2011
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Recent Developments

• NASA Human Spaceflight Developments
• Space Shuttle retired STS-135 landed July 21,
  2011
• Soyuz failure Aug. 24 failure jeopardizes Nov.
  crew launch
• Space Launch System Design announced Sep. 14
• Commercial Crew Program
• Draft RFP Released Sep. 19 for Integrated
  Design Contract
• Congressional funding TBD pending House-Senate
  conference
• NASA Request, 850m Senate mark, 500m House
  mark 312m
• Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research (CRuSR)
• RLVs selected IDIQ contracts awarded to 7
  companies Aug. 9
• 6 rocket powered, 1 balloon
• Negotiating launch contracts UP Aerospace said
  NASA bought 2 on Oct. 5
• RFI for Payloads Released Sep. 9

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FAA/AST International Update

• John Sloan, FAA/AST

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Lessons Learned Database

• Jesse Hanson, FAA/AST

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Suborbital Characterization Report

• Brian Meade, FAA/AST
• Kate Maliga, Tauri Group

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Finding

• COMSTAC observes that it would be beneficial for
  FAA to have a mechanism to disseminate/disclose
  to industry (appropriate level of insight) or
  (relevant data) into reported mishaps, accidents,
  and incidents.

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Contact

• Bretton Alexander, Chair
• President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation
• 1725 I Street, NW
• Washington, DC 20006
• 703-627-1692 cell
• Jeff Greason, Deputy Chair
• President, XCOR Aerospace
• PO Box 1163
• Mojave, CA 93502
• 661-824-4714

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