http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/792/regulation/112The Space Industry Regulations 2021enSPACE INDUSTRYStatute Law Database2025-05-20Expert Participation2025-04-01 These Regulations implement the Space Industry Act 2018 (“the Act”) (c. 5) by putting in place a regulatory regime for spaceflight operations carried out in the United Kingdom. PART 8Safety of operator’s spaceflight activitiesCHAPTER 5Additional safety requirements for launch vehicles with human occupantsSECTION 3The launch vehicleEmergency equipment 112 1 A spaceflight operator must ensure that the launch vehicle is equipped with emergency equipment and a means of emergency evacuation of any human occupants in so far as is reasonable for and suited to the operator’s spaceflight activities. 2 The spaceflight operator must ensure that— a each human occupant is aware of the location of the emergency equipment within the launch vehicle and the means of emergency evacuation from that vehicle, b immediately before the flight, each human occupant is provided with information about how to use the emergency equipment and means of emergency evacuation and that such information is available on board the launch vehicle, and c the emergency equipment and means of emergency evacuation are identifiable and accessible on the launch vehicle for immediate use. 3 In this regulation “emergency equipment” means first aid supplies, fire extinguishers, radio beacons, clothing and other emergency and survival equipment relevant to the operator’s spaceflight activities. Reg. 112 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)