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AC 450.107-1 - Hazard Control Strategies Determination

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Number
450.107-1
Title
Hazard Control Strategies Determination
Status
Active
Date issued
2021-07-27
Office of Primary Responsibility
AST-1, Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Description

This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance for an applicant to determine its hazard control strategy or strategies in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 450.107(b). In accordance with § 450.107(b), the hazard control strategies must account for all functional failures associated with reasonably foreseeable hazardous events that have the capability to create a hazard to the public; safety-critical systems; and the timeline of all safety-critical events during a launch or reentry. This AC does not constitute a regulation and does not contain requirements, but is intended to assist prospective applicants in obtaining commercial space authorizations and operating in compliance with commercial space regulations.

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