Post by Markanite on Aug 25, 2022 3:49:28 GMT -5
Commercial Spaceflight Safety
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.
Category: Regulation
Area of Effect: Transportation
Proposed by: Kaschovia
The World Assembly,
Aware of the ever-growing spaceflight industry in many WA member nations,
Also aware there are people and organizations that are technologically and financially capable of operating spaceflights,
Alarmed at the lack of extensive international legislation, given the risk to the lives of both passengers and crew in the nascent commercial spaceflight industry, and
Hoping to make spaceflight safer for everyone by introducing common baseline safety measures,
Hereby,
1. Defines commercial spaceflight activity as any action taken by a private individual or company within their member nation to conduct space travel;
2. Confirms the right of member nations to regulate commercial spaceflight activity more stringently than this resolution or prohibit commercial spaceflight activity completely;
3. Mandates that all member nations in which there is commercial spaceflight activity:
determine the minimum safety requirements for licensed operation of commercial flights to or from space, including momentary suborbital trips,
establish a commercial spaceflight license to conduct spaceflights, which shall:
verify the existence of functional, safe launch locations from which the applicant will conduct their spaceflights,
verify that all staff tasked with operating and supervising the spacecraft and related equipment are adequately certified and fit to do so,
verify that the applicant has the financial and technical capabilities to conduct safe commercial spaceflight activities, and
verify that the applicant has the means to enable communications with their spacecraft in case of an emergency,
develop an application process for the license, and issue the commercial spaceflight license to successful licensees,
keep a safe record of all license holders, and ensure each license holder keeps their information on record up to date thereafter, and
liaise with neighboring nations on matters such as commercial spaceflight cooperation;
4. Prohibits any person or organization in any member nation from conducting commercial spaceflight activities without a commercial spaceflight license issued by the state they operate in;
5. Mandates member states to maintain a database of commercial spaceflights that are launched within their borders for bookkeeping and historical purposes; and,
6. Urges member states to promote public awareness of the regular space activities of other nations, to avoid public panic or confusion, misidentification of flying objects by their military, or fear-driven action against licensed space activity.
This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE