PART 8Safety of operator’s spaceflight activities
CHAPTER 4Other safety requirements
SECTION 5Preparations for launch, return and other operations
A reusable launch vehicle93
1
Before the launch of a launch vehicle which has been used in one or more flights, a spaceflight operator must, by carrying out maintenance, servicing and repair and, if necessary, renewing any part of that vehicle, ensure that—
a
the vehicle conforms with the technical requirements of the launch vehicle and is fit for the operator’s spaceflight activities in accordance with regulation 91, or
b
is returned to a condition which conforms with those requirements and which is fit for those activities.
2
Before the launch of a launch vehicle which has been used in one or more flights, the member of the operating staff responsible for ensuring that the work in paragraph (1) is done must prepare a written report—
a
providing details of the work which has been done in accordance with paragraph (1), and
b
confirming that—
i
the vehicle conforms with the technical requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or has been returned to a condition which conforms with those requirements, and
ii
the vehicle otherwise complies with regulation 91 and is fit for the operator’s spaceflight activities.
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This regulation applies to any part of a launch vehicle which is capable of being launched and has been used in one or more flights as it applies to the whole of a launch vehicle which has been used in one or more flights.