Liability Risk Sharing Regime for U.S. Commercial Space Transportation: Study and Analysis

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commercial space transportation
  • Liability insurance
  • Risk assessment
  • Spacecraft
  • Space shuttles
  • Financial analysis
  • Hazard analysis
  • Outer space
  • Safety
  • Research
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Aviation Administration of the Department of Transportation (DOT), in cooperation with interested federal agencies, has performed a study and analysis of seven issues specifically identified in the Space Competitiveness Act, and provides the following summary of findings according to these issues: Adequacy, propriety, effectiveness, and need for current liability risk-sharing regime; Liability risk-sharing regimes in other countries with space transportation capabilities; Ultrahazard activity and appropriate legal standards; Effects of outer space treaties on government launch liability; Propriety of applying an airline liability regime to commercial reusable launch vehicles; Commercial spaceport operations; and, Recommended appropriate modifications.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15754/dot_15754_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 13.92 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28bdc498750cb2222a4104c3bac100505b36786988b5bfd9331f47192dd05001b3d368cfaac72fbf500130818f7778127db5d3ea799dc698b00e3984ef9c7976