Final Programmatic Environment Impact Statement for Commercial Reentry Vehicles

doi:10.21949/1404314

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Final Programmatic Environment Impact Statement for Commercial Reentry Vehicles

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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Commercial Space Transportation
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Commercial Space Transportation Environmental Impact Statements Federal Government Agencies Outer Space Policy, Legislation And Regulation Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Reentry Vehicles (RVs) Research Reports Spacecraft Space Launch Operations Space Shuttles
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https://doi.org/10.21949/1404314
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Research Paper
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United States
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Commercial Space Transportation
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To ensure that space launch services provided by private enterprises are consistent with national security and foreign policy interests of the U.S., and do not jeopardize public safety and safety of property, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is authorized to regulate and license U.S. commercial launch activities. Within DOT, the Secretary's authority has been delegated to the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST). This authority extends to the licensing of commercial reentry vehicles (RVs) launched from space to Earth. Because licensing RVs is considered to be a major Federal action subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,(NEPA), the OCST has conducted this Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This EIS addresses, on a generic basis, the environmental aspects of the reentry from space of commercial RVs. It will be used by OCST, in conjunction with other existing and future documentation, to assess the environmental impacts of the operation of commercial RVs, and to support licensing of such operations. This EIS provides information on the reentry impacts associated with RVs and relies on existing preliminary design studies, EAs/EISs, and other environmental documentation prepared for U. S. Government and private industry sponsored programs, such as the Shuttle, Lifesat, COMET, and the Space Station Freedom.
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