{"id":23402,"date":"2022-09-10T13:33:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T13:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23402"},"modified":"2022-09-10T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T13:34:22","slug":"ntsb-and-faa-sign-agreement-on-commercial-space-mishap-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/ntsb-and-faa-sign-agreement-on-commercial-space-mishap-investigations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NTSB and FAA Sign Agreement on Commercial Space Mishap Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211; NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen sign MOA at NASA&#8217;s Mission Control Center in Houston. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy\nand Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Billy Nolen signed an\nagreement Friday clarifying the roles of their respective agencies and how the\nNTSB and FAA will work together to investigate commercial space mishaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor over three decades, the NTSB has led and supported\nmajor commercial space mishap investigations that have made human spaceflight\nsafer to this day,\u201d Homendy said. \u201cThis agreement is proof that the federal\ngovernment can keep pace with the exciting advances taking place in the private\nsector while also prioritizing safety as we enter a new space age.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis agreement reflects our shared goal to ensure a safe,\nrobust and vibrant U.S. commercial space industry,\u201d said the FAA\u2019s Nolen. \u201cThis\nwill help us ensure that safety lessons learned move into the operation as\nquickly and seamlessly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NTSB will be the lead investigative agency for\ncommercial space launch or reentry mishaps that result in: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A fatality or serious injury to any person,\nregardless of whether the person was on board the commercial space launch or\nreentry vehicle, or<\/li><li>Damage to property not associated with the\ncommercial space launch or reentry activities or the launch site, from debris\nthat could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious injury.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA will be the lead investigative agency for all other\ncommercial space mishaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last agreement between the two agencies was signed 22 years ago, long before commercial human spaceflight was a reality. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/legal\/gc\/Documents\/NTSB-FAA-Commercial-Space-MOU.pdf\">Memorandum of Agreement<\/a> identifies investigative responsibilities, interagency notification procedures and reporting responsibilities of the NTSB and FAA in connection with commercial space mishap investigations. The document also describes how the agencies will coordinate on the exchange of information, data and use of resources or services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to thank Acting Administrator Nolen and the FAA for\nworking with us to modernize this vital agreement,\u201d said Homendy. \u201cNTSB\u2019s\nworking relationship with the FAA, much like the procedures outlined in the\nmemo, has been transformed for a new era of commercial spaceflight. The\nAmerican people are safer for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NTSB is currently reviewing public comments on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/news\/press-releases\/Pages\/NR20211116.aspx\">Notice of Proposed Rulemaking<\/a> issued in its November 2021 proposal codifying its investigative procedures for commercial space accidents and incidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen sign MOA at NASA&#8217;s Mission Control Center in Houston. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy and Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Billy Nolen signed an agreement Friday clarifying the roles of their respective agencies and how the NTSB and FAA will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FAA-NTSB-Space-Investigatingedit-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23404,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23402\/revisions\/23404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}