Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Chapter 22 Toward an International Space Station Safety Authority

Tommaso Sgobba

European Space Agency, Directorate of Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity, Noordwijk

Chapter Outline

• Introduction…………………………………275

• Overview of Legal Issues Related to ISS Safety…………………………………276

  • United Nations Space Treaties…………………………………276

  • ISS agreements…………………………………277

  • Lack of specific safety rules for ISS commercial activities…………………………………278

• Current Requirements, Organization, and Processes…………………………………280

  • Shuttle payloads safety process as model…………………………………280

  • The problem of multiple certifications…………………………………281

  • Need for an integrated and international safety organization…………………………………282

• Extending the Civil Aviation Model to ...