National Aeronautics and Space Admin. § 1214.702

§ 1214.609 Loss or theft. § 1214.701 Definitions. (a) Responsibility. The National Aero- (a) Space Shuttle Elements consists of nautics and Space Administration will the Orbiter, an External Tank, two not be responsible for the loss or theft Solid Rocket Boosters, Spacelab, Upper of, or damage to, items carried in Stage Boosters (Solid Spinning Upper OFK’s or PPK’s. Stage and Interim Upper Stages) and (b) Report of Loss or Theft. Any person others as specified in NASA Manage- who learns that an item contained in ment Instruction 8040.9. an OFK or a PPK is missing shall im- (b) The flight crew consists of the mediately report the loss to the John- commander, pilot, and mission spe- son Space Center Security Office and cialist(s). the NASA Inspector General. (c) A flight is the period from launch to landing of a Space Shuttle—a single § 1214.610 Violations. round trip. (In the case of a forced Any item carried in violation of the landing the Space Shuttle com- requirements of this subpart shall be- mander’s authority continues until a come the property of the U.S. Govern- competent authority takes over the re- ment, subject to applicable Federal sponsibility for the Orbiter and for the laws and regulations, and the violator persons and property aboard.) may be subject to disciplinary action, (d) The flight-phases consist of including being permanently prohib- launch, in orbit, deorbit, entry, land- ited from use of, or, if an individual, ing, and postlanding. from flying aboard the Space Shuttle (e) A payload is a specific com- or any other manned spacecraft of the plement of instruments, space equip- National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ment, and support hardware/software ministration. carried into space to accomplish a sci- entific mission or discrete activity. Subpart 1214.7—The Authority of (f) Personnel on board refers to those the Space Shuttle Commander astronauts or other persons actually in the Orbiter or Spacelab during any AUTHORITY: Pub. L. 85–588, 72 Stat. 426 (42 flight phase of a Space Shuttle flight U.S.C. 2473, 2455; 18 U.S.C. 799); Art. VIII, (including any persons who may have TIAS 6347 (18 U.S.T. 2410). transferred from another vehicle) and including any persons performing SOURCE: 45 FR 14845, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted. extravehicular activity associated with the mission. § 1214.700 Scope. [45 FR 14845, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 56 This subpart establishes the author- FR 27899, June 18, 1991] ity of the Space Shuttle commander to enforce order and discipline during all § 1214.702 Authority and responsibility flight phases of a Shuttle flight to take of the Space Shuttle commander. whatever action in his/her judgment is (a) During all flight phases of a Space necessary for the protection, safety, Shuttle flight, the Space Shuttle com- and well-being of all personnel and on- mander shall have the absolute author- board equipment, including the Space ity to take whatever action is in his/ Shuttle elements and payloads. During her discretion necessary to: the final launch countdown, following (1) Enhance order and discipline, crew ingress, the Space Shuttle com- (2) Provide for the safety and well mander has the authority to enforce being of all personnel on board, and order and discipline among all on- (3) Provide for the protection of the board personnel. During emergency sit- Space Shuttle elements and any pay- uations prior to liftoff the Space Shut- load carried or serviced by the Space tle commander has the authority to Shuttle. take whatever action in his/her judg- The commander shall have authority ment is necessary for the protection or throughout the flight to use any rea- security, safety, and well-being of all sonable and necessary means, including personnel on board. the use of physical force, to achieve [56 FR 27899, June 18, 1991] this end.

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(b) The authority of the commander is to succeed to the authority of the extends to any and all personnel on commander, will be made by the Direc- board the Orbiter including Federal of- tor of the Johnson Space Center. ficers and employees and all other per- sons whether or not they are U.S. na- [45 FR 14845, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 47 tionals. FR 3095, Jan. 22, 1982; 56 FR 27900, June 18, 1991] (c) The authority of the commander extends to all Space Shuttle elements, § 1214.704 Violations. payloads, and activities originating with or defined to be a part of the (a) All personnel on board a Space Space Shuttle mission. Shuttle flight are subject to the au- (d) The commander may, when he/she thority of the commander and shall deems such action to be necessary for conform to his/her orders and direction the safety of the Space Shuttle ele- as authorized by this subpart. ments and personnel on board, subject (b) This regulation is a regulation any of the personnel on board to such within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 799, restraint as the circumstances require and whoever willfully violates, at- until such time as delivery of such in- tempts to violate, or conspires to vio- dividual or individuals to the proper late any provision of this subpart or authorities is possible. any order or direction issued under this [45 FR 14845, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 56 subpart shall be fined not more than FR 27900, June 18, 1991] $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. § 1214.703 Chain of command. [45 FR 14845, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 56 (a) The Commander is a career NASA FR 27900, June 18, 1991] astronaut who has been designated to serve as commander on a particular flight, and who shall have the author- Subpart 1214.8—Reimbursement ity described in § 1214.702 of this part. for Spacelab Services Under normal flight conditions (other than emergencies or when otherwise SOURCE: 50 FR 30809, July 30, 1985, unless designated) the Space Shuttle com- otherwise noted. mander is responsible to the Flight Di- rector, Johnson Space Center, Houston, § 1214.800 Scope. TX. This subpart 1214.8 establishes the (b) The pilot is a career NASA astro- special reimbursement policy for naut who has been designated to serve Spacelab services provided to Space as the pilot on a particular flight and Transportation System (STS) cus- is second in command of the flight. If tomers governed by the provisions of the commander is unable to carry out subpart 1214.1 or subpart 1214.2. It ap- the requirements of this subpart, then plies to flights occurring in the second the pilot shall succeed to the duties phase of STS operations (U.S. Govern- and authority of the commander. ment fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988). (c) Before each flight, the other The following five types of Spacelab flight crew members (Mission Special- flights are available to accommodate ists) will be designated by the Director payload requirements: of Flight Operations, Johnson Space (a) Dedicated-Shuttle Spacelab flight Center, Houston, TX, in the order in which they will assume the authority [Ref. § 1214.804(e)]. of the commander under this subpart (b) Dedicated-pallet flight [Ref. in the event that the commander and § 1214.804(f)]. pilot are both not able to carry out (c) Dedicated-FMDM/MPESS (flexible their duties. multiplexer-demultiplexer/multipur- (d) The determinations, if any, that a pose experiment support structure) crew member in the chain of command flight [Ref. § 1214.804(f)]. is not able to carry out his or her com- (d) Complete-pallet flight [Ref. mand duties and is, therefore, to be re- § 1214.804(g)]. lieved of command, and that another (e) Shared-element flight [Ref. crew member in the chain of command § 1214.804(h)].

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