National Aeronautics and Space Admin. § 1214.305

crew integration process, the addi- for concurrence. The payload sponsor tional crew members (payload special- and the Associate Administrator for ists and additional mission specialists) Space Flight will advise the Adminis- will be based at the Johnson Space trator of the selections. Center 6 months prior to flight, unless (g) Effective date. The described selec- otherwise agreed between the payload tion process will apply to all STS mis- sponsor and the Director, Flight Crew sions for which selections have not Operations, Johnson Space Center. been approved prior to December 31, (3) The payload specialists must be 1988. certified for flight by the Director, Flight Crew Operations, upon satisfac- § 1214.305 Payload specialist respon- tory completion of all required train- sibilities. ing and demonstrated performance of (a) Relationship with flight crew. The assigned tasks. Certification of the crew commander has overall responsi- payload specialist’s readiness for flight bility for crew integration and the safe will be made to the payload mission and successful conduct of the mission. manager and will include an assess- With respect to crew and vehicle safe- ment by the crew commander of the ty, the commander has ultimate re- payload specialist’s suitability for sponsibility and authority for all as- space flight. signed crew duties. The payload spe- (4) The mission manager is respon- cialist is responsible to the authority sible for verifying to the payload spon- of the commander and operates in com- sor that all crew members are properly pliance with mission rules and Payload trained for in-flight payload oper- Operation Control Center directives. ations. Payload specialists are expected to op- (i) The medical program for payload erate as an integral part of the crew specialists will be continued during the and will participate in crew activities preflight period in accordance with the as specified by the crew commander. NASA Class III Space Flight Medical (b) Operation of payload elements. The Selection Standards. payload specialist will be responsible (ii) If, during the preflight period, the for the operation of the assigned pay- number of additional crew members is load elements. Onboard decisions con- reduced to fewer than that agreed to, cerning assigned payload operations or an additional crew member does not will be made by the payload specialist. meet the certification requirements, A payload specialist may be designated the necessary reprocessing may be ini- to resolve conflicts between the pay- tiated to provide replacements con- load elements and approve such devi- sistent with the above described selec- ation from the flight plan as may arise tion process and the STS training re- from equipment failures or STS fac- quirements. tors. In the instance of STS factors, (f) Designation of primary and backup the mission specialist will present the payload specialists (when required). At available options for the payload-re- an appropriate time designated by the lated decisions by the payload spe- mission manager (not later than 9 cialist. months prior to flight), the IWG for (c) Operation of STS equipment. The NASA and NASA-related payloads or payload specialist will be responsible payload sponsor for all other payloads for knowing how to operate certain will recommend which payload special- Obiter systems, such as hatches, food, ists should be designated as prime and and hygiene systems, and for pro- which as backup. However, in cases ficiency in those normal and emer- where mission specialists have been se- gency procedures which are required lected for the payload specialist posi- for safe crew operations, including tion(s), they will be considered as pri- emergency egress and bail out. The re- mary at the time of selection. The rec- sponsibility for on-orbit management ommendations will be forwarded by the of Orbiter systems and attached pay- mission manager to the Program Office load support systems and for which will review the recommenda- extravehicular activity and payload tions and forward them to the Asso- manipulation with the Remote Manip- ciate Administrator for Space Flight ulator System will rest with the NASA

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flight crew. The NASA flight crew will signed on behalf of NASA by the NASA operate Orbiter systems and standard General Counsel or designee. payload support systems, such as Spacelab and Internal Upper Stage sys- Subpart 1214.4—International tems. With approval of the commander, Space Station Crew payload specialists may operate pay- load support systems which have an ex- AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. sections 2455, 2473, tensive interface with the payload. and 2475; 18 U.S.C. 799. § 1214.306 Payload specialist relation- SOURCE: 65 FR 80303, Dec. 21, 2000, unless ship with sponsoring institutions. otherwise noted. Specialists who are not U.S. Govern- § 1214.400 Scope. ment employees must enter into a con- (a) This subpart sets forth policy and tractual or other arrangement estab- procedures with respect to Inter- lishing an obligatory relationship with national Space Station crewmembers an institution participating in the pay- provided by NASA for flight to the load as designated by the payload spon- International Space Station. sor prior to selection and before enter- (b) In order to provide for the safe op- ing into training at a NASA installa- eration, maintenance of order, and tion or NASA-designated location. proper conduct of crew aboard the Payload specialists who are not other- International Space Station, the Janu- wise U.S. Government employees will ary 29, 1998, Agreement Among the not become U.S. Government employ- Government of Canada, Governments ees by virtue of being selected as a pay- of Member States of the European load specialist. Except as specified in Space Agency, the Government of the following paragraphs of this sec- Japan, the Government of the Russian tion, NASA will not enter into any di- Federation, and the Government of the rect contractual or other arrangement United States of America Concerning with individual payload specialists. Cooperation on the Civil International Any exception must be approved by the Space Station (hereinafter Agreement), NASA Administrator. which establishes and governs the (a) Payload specialists who are not International Space Station, requires citizens of the United States will be re- the development and approval of a quired to enter into an agreement with Code of Conduct for International NASA in which they agree to accept Space Station crew. Pursuant to Arti- and be governed by specified standards cle 11 of the Agreement, each Inter- of conduct. Any such agreement will be national Space Station partner is signed on behalf of NASA by the NASA obliged to ensure that crewmembers General Counsel or designee. which it provides observe the Code of (b) Payload specialists who are citi- Conduct. zens of the United States and who are not employees of the U.S. Government, § 1214.401 Applicability. will be required to enter into an agree- This subpart applies to all persons ment with NASA in which they agree provided by NASA for flight to the to accept and be governed by specified International Space Station, including standards of conduct. Any such agree- U.S. Government employees, uni- ment will be signed on behalf of NASA formed members of the Armed Serv- by the NASA General Counsel or des- ices, U.S. citizens who are not employ- ignee. ees of the U.S. Government, and for- (c) Payload specialists who are em- eign nationals. ployed by a branch, department, or agency of the U.S. Government other § 1214.402 International Space Station than NASA may (pursuant to the exer- crewmember responsibilities. cise of judgment by the NASA General (a) All NASA-provided International Counsel) be required to enter into an Space Station crewmembers are sub- agreement with NASA to accept and be ject to specified standards of conduct, governed by specified standards of con- including those prescribed in the Code duct. Any such agreement will be of Conduct for the International Space

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