X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:49:33 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2626335 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:59:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.d5c.1727cafe (37535) for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:58:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from webmail-me07 (webmail-me07.webmail.aol.com [64.12.88.199]) by cia-mb01.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB018-929f47796621ca; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:58:57 -0500 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: SpaceShip One X-Original-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:58:57 -0500 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 72.19.171.41 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CA1A0F7A2A480C_A60_DE44_webmail-me07.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 33161-STANDARD Received: from 72.19.171.41 by webmail-me07.sysops.aol.com (64.12.88.199) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:58:57 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CA1A0F7A2A480C-A60-6E5F@webmail-me07.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MB_8CA1A0F7A2A480C_A60_DE44_webmail-me07.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Commercial space flight is regulated by FAR Part 400 (actually a whole collection of parts, all 4xx) and not by Part 91, Part 135, or Part 141.? A "launch license" for each flight is required.? The rules that we airplane-drivers follow do not apply. This was a huge deal for the FAA to set up.? As Brent said (or intimated), the FAA loves to follow precedent, and there was none. - Rob Wolf ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com ----------MB_8CA1A0F7A2A480C_A60_DE44_webmail-me07.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Commercial space flight is regulated by FAR Part 400 (actually a whole collection of parts, all 4xx) and not by Part 91, Part 135, or Part 141.  A "launch license" for each flight is required.  The rules that we airplane-drivers follow do not apply.

This was a huge deal for the FAA to set up.  As Brent said (or intimated), the FAA loves to follow precedent, and there was none.

- Rob Wolf

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