The Space Industry Regulations 2021

Security controls for payloads and launch vehicles U.K.

178.—(1) A spaceflight operator must—

(a) ensure that security controls are applied to payloads and launch vehicles prior to entry into the space site security restricted area (“the restricted area”),

(b) notify the spaceport licensee of the security controls to be applied to payloads and launch vehicles prior to the entry of payloads and launch vehicles into the restricted area,

(c) obtain a signed declaration from a manufacturer of payloads and launch vehicles and a person responsible for transporting payloads and launch vehicles from their place of manufacture to the spaceport or other place from which the launch is to take place or takes place confirming that all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the security of payloads and launch vehicles,

(d) retain the final authority to allow any payloads and launch vehicles to enter the restricted area,

(e) inform the individual mentioned in paragraph (3) of the security controls to be imposed on the payloads and launch vehicles, and

(f) ensure that staff with access to payloads and launch vehicles to which security controls have been applied have been recruited and given security training in accordance with the requirements of the Act and Chapter 4 of this Part.

(2) The signed declaration mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) must be provided to the spaceflight operator as a condition of the payloads and launch vehicles being admitted into the restricted area.

(3) The individual to be informed of the security controls imposed on payloads and launch vehicles must be a responsible individual nominated by—

(a) a manufacturer of payloads and launch vehicles,

(b) an operator of payloads and launch vehicles, or

(c) a person responsible for transporting payloads and launch vehicles from their place of manufacture to the spaceport.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 178 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)