USA Master Template - Revised

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RLV TASK FORCE ON TRAINING May 15, 2008
Maurice Kennedy
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• INTRODUCTION
• The Task Force on Training was initiated under
  the RLV WG, at the October 2007 COMSTAC meeting.
• The task force purpose is to develop recommended
  commercial human spaceflight training standards
  and submit appropriate recommendations to the FAA
  through the COMSTAC RLV WG.
• Training standards are defined to be the level
  of training needed to safely and effectively
  perform required tasks
• The training an individual needs can vary,
  depending on their abilities and previous
  experience.
• The training standard is achieved when the
  individual is able to demonstrate they can safely
  and effectively perform the required task(s).
• The emphasis is on demonstrating what not how.

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• INTRODUCTION (continued)
• Focus is on U.S. commercial human spaceflight
  operations, not the development and experimental
  phase.
• Sub-orbital with same launch and landing site
• Sub-orbital point-to-point
• Orbital
• The training standards are intended to apply to
  all U.S. companies and foreign companies that
  operate in the U.S.
• However, not all training standards will apply to
  all operators, it will vary based on vehicle
  design, crew/passenger complement, mission
  profile and operations concept.

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• BACKGROUND
• The task force is open to all U.S. commercial
  space companies and supported by the FAA AST.
• The task force chair is USA/Maurice Kennedy and
  the alternate chair is Wyle/Michelle Christgen.
  The meeting coordinator is USA/Kent Adams
  (kent.h.adams_at_usa-spaceops.com).
• There are over 40 people on our distribution
  list.
• The task force has conducted 5 telecom meetings
  and 1 face-to-face meeting since our formation in
  October 2007.
• The monthly telecom meetings are conducted the
  first Tuesday of each month, exception May and
  October.
• The May and October meetings are face-to-face
  meetings conducted in conjunction with the
  COMSTAC working group meetings.

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• STATUS
• The task force began by identifying space
  operations related job categories that may
  require training standards.
• The next step was to identify and review (at a
  top level) existing commercial space operations
  related training requirements.
• With a list of existing FAA requirements and an
  overview of current NASA requirements as our
  reference and point of departure, we have
• Refined our initial list of job categories that
  may require training standards.
• Completed a first cut at a comprehensive list of
  knowledge and procedures that may require
  training standards, for each of the job
  categories.

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STATUS (cont.)

• The first cut comprehensive list of knowledge and
  procedures that may require training standards
  has been defined for 9 job categories
• Commercial space pilot
• Other cockpit/crew personnel
• Flight controllers
• Select planning and ground operations personnel
• Spaceport personnel
• Vehicle maintenance and sustaining engineering
  personnel
• Trainers/instructors
• FAA space controllers
• Passengers

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• PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
• Finalize list of job categories and the
  associated knowledge and procedures that may
  require training standards.
• Define criteria for selecting specific job
  categories and their associated knowledge and
  procedures that should be included in the report
  to the FAA.
• Use above criteria to select report job
  categories and their associated knowledge and
  procedures.
• Describe in some detail each report job category
  and their associated knowledge and procedures
  that may require training standards.
• Define criteria for establishing training
  standard
• Generic
• Specific for each knowledge and procedure line
  item
• Recommend criteria and the method(s) for
  determining whether or not the training standard
  has been met.
• Draft FAA report and review with task force team.
• Finalize report and submit to FAA via COMSTAC