{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-26.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348223682",
  "legislation_title": "The Space Industry Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021",
  "path": "regulation/26",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Flight safety analysis",
  "text": "(1) An applicant must carry out a flight safety analysis in which the applicant—\n(a) identifies the major accident hazards that could, whether or not the launch vehicle malfunctions—\n(i) arise from, or cause a major accident during, the proposed spaceflight activities, or\n(ii) arise from the launch vehicle, or any part of it, during the proposed spaceflight activities,\n(b) completes the steps listed in regulation 28(1) for each hazard identified under sub-paragraph (a), and\n(c) estimates numerically the risk of death or serious injury arising from the hazards mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to persons who are not human occupants.\n(2) When identifying hazards under paragraph (1)(a), the applicant must consider the hazards referred to in paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1.\n(3) In carrying out the flight safety analysis the applicant must take into account the matters listed in paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 1.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223682/regulation/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:12.105519+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}