14 CFR 437.53
§ 437.53 Pre-flight and post-flight operations.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 437.53, § 437.53 Pre-flight and post-flight operations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/59750
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A permittee must protect the public from adverse effects of hazardous operations and systems in preparing a reusable suborbital vehicle for flight at a launch site in the United States and returning the reusable suborbital vehicle and any support equipment to a safe condition after flight. At a minimum, a permittee must—
(a) Establish a safety clear zone that will contain the adverse effects of each operation involving a hazard; and
(b) Verify that the public is outside of the safety clear zone before and during any hazardous operation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.