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AC 450.109-1 - Flight Hazard Analysis

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Number
450.109-1
Title
Flight Hazard Analysis
Status
Active
Date issued
2021-08-05
Office of Primary Responsibility
AST-1, Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Description

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for an operator to apply a systematic and logical hazard analysis to identify, analyze, and control public safety hazards and risks associated with flight, and phases of flight, for a launch or reentry vehicle (hereafter referred to as system) in accordance with § 450.109.

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