§ 1214.305 14 CFR Ch. V (1–1–13 Edition)

(g) Effective date. The described selec- tems. With approval of the commander, tion process will apply to all STS mis- payload specialists may operate pay- sions for which selections have not load support systems which have an ex- been approved prior to December 31, tensive interface with the payload. 1988. § 1214.306 Payload specialist relation- § 1214.305 Payload specialist respon- ship with sponsoring institutions. sibilities. Specialists who are not U.S. Govern- (a) Relationship with flight crew. The ment employees must enter into a con- crew commander has overall responsi- tractual or other arrangement estab- bility for crew integration and the safe lishing an obligatory relationship with and successful conduct of the mission. an institution participating in the pay- With respect to crew and vehicle safe- ty, the commander has ultimate re- load as designated by the payload spon- sponsibility and authority for all as- sor prior to selection and before enter- signed crew duties. The payload spe- ing into training at a NASA installa- cialist is responsible to the authority tion or NASA-designated location. of the commander and operates in com- Payload specialists who are not other- pliance with mission rules and Payload wise U.S. Government employees will Operation Control Center directives. not become U.S. Government employ- Payload specialists are expected to op- ees by virtue of being selected as a pay- erate as an integral part of the crew load specialist. Except as specified in and will participate in crew activities the following paragraphs of this sec- as specified by the crew commander. tion, NASA will not enter into any di- (b) Operation of payload elements. The rect contractual or other arrangement payload specialist will be responsible with individual payload specialists. for the operation of the assigned pay- Any exception must be approved by the load elements. Onboard decisions con- NASA Administrator. cerning assigned payload operations (a) Payload specialists who are not will be made by the payload specialist. citizens of the United States will be re- A payload specialist may be designated quired to enter into an agreement with to resolve conflicts between the pay- NASA in which they agree to accept load elements and approve such devi- and be governed by specified standards ation from the flight plan as may arise of conduct. Any such agreement will be from equipment failures or STS fac- signed on behalf of NASA by the NASA tors. In the instance of STS factors, the mission specialist will present the General Counsel or designee. available options for the payload-re- (b) Payload specialists who are citi- lated decisions by the payload spe- zens of the United States and who are cialist. not employees of the U.S. Government, (c) Operation of STS equipment. The will be required to enter into an agree- payload specialist will be responsible ment with NASA in which they agree for knowing how to operate certain to accept and be governed by specified Obiter systems, such as hatches, food, standards of conduct. Any such agree- and hygiene systems, and for pro- ment will be signed on behalf of NASA ficiency in those normal and emer- by the NASA General Counsel or des- gency procedures which are required ignee. for safe crew operations, including (c) Payload specialists who are em- emergency egress and bail out. The re- ployed by a branch, department, or sponsibility for on-orbit management agency of the U.S. Government other of Orbiter systems and attached pay- than NASA may (pursuant to the exer- load support systems and for cise of judgment by the NASA General extravehicular activity and payload Counsel) be required to enter into an manipulation with the Remote Manip- agreement with NASA to accept and be ulator System will rest with the NASA governed by specified standards of con- flight crew. The NASA flight crew will duct. Any such agreement will be operate Orbiter systems and standard payload support systems, such as signed on behalf of NASA by the NASA Spacelab and Internal Upper Stage sys- General Counsel or designee.

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