[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1214.115]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1214_SPACE FLIGHT--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart 1214.1_General Provisions Regarding Space Shuttle Flights of 

        Payloads for Non-U.S. Government, Reimbursable Customers

 

Sec. 1214.115  Standard services.



    Standard services for the Space Shuttle are generically defined in 

NASA document NSTS 07700, Volume XIV. The standard services to be 

provided for a specific payload will be agreed to between NASA and the 

customer in the



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launch agreement and associated payload integration documentation. 

Typical standard services include the following for each customer.

    (a) A standard launch that meets the criteria established in Sec. 

1214.117.

    (b) Transportation of the customer's payload in the orbiter cargo 

bay in a location selected by NASA.

    (c) One day of single-shift, on-orbit mission operations.

    (d) A five-person flight crew: commander, pilot and three mission 

specialists.

    (e) Orbiter flight planning services.

    (f) One day of transmission of payload data to compatible receiving 

stations via an Independent Payload Data Stream. (Subject to 

availability, NASA may make excess orbiter instrumentation downlink 

capability available to payloads at no additional charge.)

    (g) Deployment of a free flyer, provided the payload meets all the 

conditions stated in Sec. 1214.118.

    (h) NASA support of selected payload design reviews.

    (i) Prelaunch payload installation, verification and orbiter 

compatibility testing.

    (j) NASA payload safety reviews.