H.R. 3245, Commercial Space Act of 2003: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, November 5, 2003, Volume 4 |
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aerospace Bart Gordon bill Chairman ROHRABACHER commercial human space commercial launch Commercial Space Act commercial space flight commercial space industry Commercial Space Launch Commercial Space Transportation CONGRESS THE LIBRARY contractors and subcontractors CSLA customers damage Dana Rohrabacher DUFFY experimental aircraft FAA's FAA/AST Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration GORDON HERTZFELD HUDSON human space flight indemnification issues KELLY launch company launch license launch or re-entry launch services Liability Convention LIBRARY OF CONGRESS maximum probable loss ment Meredith OCST Okay operators orbital Outer Space Treaty party liability insurance passenger safety passengers and crew paying passenger payload potential promote protection question re-entry vehicle regulate commercial human regulatory reusable launch vehicle RLV industry satellite sengers space activities space flight industry space flight participants space flight vehicles Space Law SpaceShipOne sub-orbital RLV third party liability tion type certification U.S. government uninvolved parties waiver
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Page 36 - Moon and other celestial bodies, and each State Party from whose territory or facility an object is launched, is internationally liable for damage to another State Party to the Treaty or to its natural or juridical persons by such object or its component parts on the Earth, in air space or in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.
Page 36 - A launching State shall be absolutely liable to pay compensation for damage caused by its space object on the surface of the earth or to aircraft in flight.
Page 36 - In the event of damage being caused elsewhere than on the surface of the earth to a space object of one launching State or to persons or property on board such a space object of another launching State, the latter shall be liable only if the damage is due to its fault or the fault of persons for whom it is responsible.
Page 36 - Nothing in this Convention shall prevent a State, or natural or juridical persons it might represent, from pursuing a claim in the courts or administrative tribunals or agencies of a launching State. A State shall not, however, be entitled to present a claim under this Convention in respect of the same damage for which a claim is being pursued in the courts or administrative tribunals or agencies of a launching State or under another international agreement which is binding on the States concerned.
Page 74 - One who carries on an abnormally dangerous activity is subject to liability for harm to the person, land, or chattels of another resulting from the activity, although he has exercised the utmost care to prevent such harm. (2) Such strict liability is limited to the kind of harm, the risk of which makes the activity abnormally dangerous.
Page 36 - States should encourage private sector launches, reentries, and associated services and, only to the extent necessary, regulate those launches, reentries, and services to ensure compliance with international obligations of the United States and to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interests of the United States...
Page 33 - States Parties to the Treaty shall bear international responsibility for national activities in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, whether such activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by nongovernmental entities...
Page 74 - Principle (1) One who carries on an abnormally dangerous activity is subject to liability for harm to the person, land or chattels of another resulting from the activity, although he has exercised the utmost care to prevent the harm. (2) This strict liability is limited to the kind of harm, the possibility of which makes the activity abnormally dangerous.
Page 33 - ... launch" means to place or try to place a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle and any payload from Earth...