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This astute and comprehensive book provides in-depth analysis of the space sector with an ‘insurance as governance’ approach. Chapters highlight and examine the key aspects of this important subject including space tourism, risk mitigation and insurance requirements. The author also gives a fresh and contemporary insight into topics such as the influences of international space law, international air law and US domestic space law.
This study explores the possibility of a space industry significantly less constrained by the cost of access to space.
The U.S. commercial space launch industry has changed considerably since the enactment of the commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is required to license or permit commercial space launches, but to allow the space tourism industry to develop, the act prohibited FAA from regulating crew and spaceflight participant safety before 2012 -- a moratorium that was later extended but expired on September 30, 2015. Since October 2014, there have been three mishaps involving FAA licensed or permitted launches. This report addresses (1) changes in the industry over the last decade; (2) FAA challenges in addressing industry developments; and (3) FAA's launch licensing workload and budget. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.
