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McGill University - 3rd Manfred Lachs International Conference LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF US-DEVELOPED SUBORBITAL SPACEPLANE FLIGHTS FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACEPORTS March 16, 2015
Charles J. Lauer Rocketplane Global, Inc. USA
Cecil Spaceport - JAX FAA/AST License
The First URBAN Spaceport!
Spaceport Barcelona Regional Context
The View from 100km in Catalonia
Space Tourism Market Drivers
Lleida Alguaire Airport Location
Lleida Alguaire Airport
Spaceport Barcelona Overlay Plan
EXISTING 5 Star Lodging Nearby
XP Specifications
29’
12’
Cockpit Crew 1 Seating Capacity 5 Seat Pitch 36 in (0.91 m) Takeoff Field Length 9200 ft (2800 m) Landing Field Length 4300 ft (1300 m) Max. Altitude 340,000 ft (104 km) Mission Time (µG Time) 45 min (3+ min) Jet Engine Type GE J-85 w/ AB Rocket Engine Type Polaris AR-36
45’
10
XP Systems Overview
Afterburning Turbo Jets
Rocket Propulsion
System
Reaction Control System
Conventional Aluminum Airframe
Liquid Oxygen Tank
Electrical Power System
Environmental Control System
Conventional Landing Gear
6 Person Crew Cabin
Kerosene Tank
Redundant Fly-by-Wire
Flight Control System
Electromechanical Actuators
11
Rocket Cut Off
12
The Rocketplane Flight Profile
12
The “Astronaut Line” 328K’/100 KM Altitude
Rocket Motor Cut Off (MECO)
Barcelona Region Airspace
Spaceport Barcelona Flight Corridor
The Spanish Suborbital Spaceflight Regulatory Plan
• Suborbital Spaceflight is determined to be a National Act under the Outer Space Treaty
• Catalonia Airport Authority signs MOU’s with SRV Operators
• CAA and AESA sign G to G Coordination Agreements with FAA/AST
• Spanish Parliament adopts US model Human Spaceflight Enabling Legislation
• Spaceport Barcelona obtains US Model Spaceport Operator’s License (Spain and US)
• SRV Operators Obtain Commercial Launch License (Dual Jurisdiction – Spain and US)
• Spaceflight Operations and Flight Plans coordinated through AESA and EuroControl with MoD approval
UK Spaceport Short List Sites
UK Airspace & Launch Corridors
The UK Spaceport Regulatory Plan
• Established Coordination Working Group with UKSA, DfT, CAA and MoD
• Signed Memorandum of Cooperation with US FAA/AST office
• Focus on coastal sites with over-water spaceflight corridors for safety
• Short List of six sites with existing runway infrastructure • Orbital launch activity already regulated by 1986 UK
Space Launch Act • Suborbital human spaceflight regulations developed
under Experimental Aircraft conops, but with exemptions granted to allow for revenue flight with new and uncertified aerospace vehicles
Other EU Spaceport Proposals