48Information about launch vehicle

48 Information about launch vehicle

(1) The application must include the following information relating to the launch vehicle proposed to be used in each launch: (a) the name and address of the manufacturer; (b) a copy of the manufacturer’s quality assurance system, or a description of the system if a copy is not available to the applicant; (c) information showing whether the manufacturer has quality assurance certification that is in accordance with a recognised standard; (d) information showing whether the launch vehicle has been manufactured in accordance with the designer’s specifications and tested and inspected having regard to the designer’s specifications; (e) information showing whether the launch vehicle has been manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with a recognised standard in the country of manufacture; (f) information showing whether the launch vehicle has received appropriate import approvals; (g) the name and address of the manufacturer of each of the systems of the launch vehicle mentioned in subsection (3); (h) technical specifications of each of the systems mentioned in subsection (3); (i) a description of the development, qualification and acceptance programs for the hardware and software of the systems mentioned in subsection (3), including: (i) information about any functional testing, modelling and analyses that have been carried out in relation to those systems; and (ii) a description of the results of the qualification verification and acceptance verification programs. (2) However, if a technical recognition instrument exists in relation to a kind of information required under subsection (1), the application may instead include a statement that identifies the technical recognition instrument. (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(g) to (i), information is required for the following systems of the launch vehicle: (a) the structural system; (b) the propulsion system; (c) the fuel system; (d) the electrical system, including the power supply and power distribution; (e) each of the electronic systems, including the guidance system, communications system, flight control system, computer system and data management system; (f) the flight safety system. (4) The application must include a description of: (a) any previous flights that the launch vehicle, or a part of the launch vehicle, has undertaken; and (b) any assessment or testing of the vehicle following such a flight. (5) The application must include a declaration by the applicant that the launch vehicle is not, and does not contain, a nuclear weapon or weapon of mass destruction of any other kind. (6) If the launch vehicle contains a nuclear power source and the Minister’s written approval has been obtained for it to do so, the application must include a copy of the approval.