PART 11

Security
CHAPTER 6

Security provisions for the protection of US technology

Processing of US technology after a normal launch
201
1
Following the launch of a US launch vehicle or US spacecraft which proceeded as expected, the special launch operator must—
a
not permit any UK participant to dismantle US related equipment unless that UK participant is authorised to do so by the US Government;
b
either—
i
destroy any US related equipment it used for the launch and which it does not need for further launch activities, or
ii
send such equipment from the UK to a location approved by, and in a manner approved by, the Secretary of State and the US Government;
c
return any US technical data it has to a location approved by the Secretary of State and the US Government;
d
not permit any UK participant to take part in the recovery of a reusable US launch vehicle or US related equipment unless that UK participant is authorised to do so by the US Government and is supervised by a US participant;
e
send any recovered US launch vehicle, recovered US spacecraft, or recovered components of a US launch vehicle or US spacecraft, from the UK to a location approved by, and in a manner approved by, the Secretary of State and the US Government;
f
not permit any UK participant to study or photograph recovered US technology unless that UK participant is authorised to do so by the US Government.
2
Where recovery of a reusable US launch vehicle is planned to take place in a country outside the UK, the special launch operator must notify the regulator of the location of the planned recovery at the earliest opportunity.
3
On receipt of information under paragraph (2), the regulator must inform the Secretary of State promptly.
Reg. 201 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)