[AR] Re: arocket Digest V2 #163 - Just where does space start?
- From: Bill Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 10:56:23 -0400
All of the launches discussed here were licensed by the FAA, excepting the
recent White Sands launch, which I assume fell under military jurisdiction.
The RRS dart is a licensing special case because the current rules were not in
place when that launch occurred--that launch was licensed by FAA Seattle in
accord with the then rules.
The rules changed, btw, because of the CATS Prize; FAA HQ
became--reasonably--concerned that metal bits falling hundreds of thousands of
feet might be a danger, and so they extended their jurisdiction of amateur
launches above controlled airspace.
Bill
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On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:42, snyder@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> "I rarely speak, but when I do... it's generally useless"
>
> I have to wade in on the 'Definition of Space' question:
> The FCC defined a 'Space Station', in this case
> radio station, as being anything above 50km.
>
> This probably has the backing of the ITU, which is also the group
> that give the equatorial countries the right to license
> the Geostationary slots by claiming them all. It could be
> argued that this definition might be the most internationally
> recognized definition.
>
> Personally I'm not sure I care, but it does raise the question
> if these launches were breaking the law and therefor rogue, not
> amateur.
>
>
> -Gar.
>
> PS. Monroe, I worked on a ducted rocket for a couple of years and
> was not impressed. To make it work right, you need variable
> geometry, and then it still is heavy.
>
>
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