[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1214.109]

[Page 98]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          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.  1214.109  Scheduling.

    (a) Establishment of a launch date. (1) NASA will assign a tentative 
launch date for a payload only after NASA's receipt, review and 
acceptance of a customer-submitted NASA Form 1628 requesting flight 
assignment and NASA's receipt of the customer's earnest money.
    (2) NASA's confirmation of a particular launch date will be at the 
time a launch services agreement is signed, normally not later than 36 
months prior to the desired launch date.
    (b) NASA changes to launch date. NASA will attempt to maintain the 
customer's launch date as long as the customer's obligations, as 
established by NASA, are met. However, NASA may revise the launch date 
under those circumstances contained in the launch agreement. If 
practical, NASA launch date changes will be in consultation with the 
customer; however, NASA reserves the unilateral right to make decisions 
with regard to launch schedules.
    (c) Payload delivery. NASA, in consultation with the customer, will 
establish a date for payload delivery to the launch site.
    (d) Reflight scheduling. NASA will attempt to schedule a payload 
reflight at the earliest opportunity, but normally no earlier than 14 
months after a determination is made that a customer is entitled to, and 
in fact requests a reflight.