http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/792/regulation/32The 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. The Space Industry Regulations 2021 PART 4CHAPTER 3 32 1 In carrying out the risk assessment required by section 9(2) for human occupants, an applicant must identify hazards that could harm the health or safety of human occupants, at any time, by— a causing an accident during the relevant time, or b arising during the relevant time. 2 In particular, the applicant must comply with Schedule 2. 3 For each hazard identified an applicant must— a identify the conditions under which it could occur; b identify what could cause it or contribute to it; c assess the likelihood of it arising; d assess its foreseeable consequences; e use the assessments required by sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) to evaluate the risks to the health and safety of human occupants; f define any appropriate measures to take to— i prevent it from occurring, and ii mitigate its consequences if it does occur. 4 For the measures defined under paragraph (3)(f), an applicant must— a define appropriate performance standards; b decide what mechanisms to use for reviewing those measures. 5 When considering measures under paragraph (3)(f), an applicant must take into account— a training to be provided to human occupants; b medical requirements for human occupants; c the technical requirements of the launch vehicle. 6 In this regulation “the relevant time” for a human occupant starts when the human occupant boards the launch vehicle for the purpose of being carried on it during the proposed spaceflight activities and ends when all human occupants have disembarked. Reg. 32 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)