---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 450.155"
title: "14"
number: "450.155"
heading: "Readiness."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/450.155"
---

# §450.155. Readiness.

- (a) **General.** An operator must document and implement procedures to assess readiness to proceed with the flight of a launch or reentry vehicle. These procedures must address, at a minimum, the following:
  - (1) Readiness of vehicle and launch, reentry, or landing site, including any contingency abort location;
  - (2) Readiness of safety-critical personnel, systems, software, procedures, equipment, property, and services; and
  - (3) Readiness to implement the mishap plan required by [§ 450.173](/cfr/14/450.173.md).
- (b) **Application requirements.** An applicant must—
  - (1) Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section through procedures that may include a readiness meeting close in time to flight; and
  - (2) Describe the criteria for establishing readiness to proceed with the flight of a launch or reentry vehicle so that public safety is maintained.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2019-0229, Amdt. 450-2, 85 FR 79719, Dec. 10, 202085 FR 79739, Dec. 10, 2020, unless otherwise noted.