In Module 8, you will submita 12-15-page (including cover page & references), double spaced research paper in APA formatting, using the rubric in Module 8 as a guide. You will identify current issues, regulations, and practices, and address related legal considerations on your chosen topic, using proper legal terminology throughout. You must cite at least 5 references, one of which can be our textbook, if applicable.

Review theASCI 404 Research Paper Topics, and choose a topic.If you propose an alternative topic for approval by your instructor, your outline must show that your approach will relate that topic to at least 5 of the course Learning Outcomes listed in the course syllabus and that it will require the same level of inquiry and legal analysis as these.

Formally present your topic selection and 100 wordabstract to your professor in this activity. Your abstract should provide an overview of the theme and objectives of your paper.Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.

Your research paper is due in Module 8. Please refer to8.5 Assignment: Research Paper Submission (PLG1)for the requirements of the paper.

Aerospace Companies

1.Colossal Aerospace Corporation is developing a new heavy-lift rocket engine to replace the Russian-built RD-180 currently relied on by NASA and by other government agencies for military applications, and to serve the needs of the burgeoning commercial space launch market. The company anticipates producing the rocket engines for sale to U.S. and foreign commercial enterprises and governments, incorporating the engines into a line of launch vehicles it is developing for potential customers, and also offering launch services to those customers, using its own launch complex, equipment and crews. You have applied for a project management position with Colossal and have a job interview scheduled next week at the company's Merritt Island, Florida headquarters. Intimate knowledge of this rapidly-evolving industry will be a crucial factor in the selection process. To prepare your self for this interview and for the job, research and prepare a paper covering the following:

a.Identify the key U.S. statutes that establish the national policy and legal framework for regulation of commercial space operations.

b.Identify each federal agency and office responsible for regulation of launch vehicle certification, testing, and operations, describing the specific area of responsibility of each such entity and clearly distinguishing the roles of each.

c.Describe federal permits required for the company to conduct rocket launches for experimental testing and for commercial purposes at the following two optional locations:

i.The Cape Canaveral Spaceport

ii.A launch site to be developed by the company on Matagorda Island, Texas.

d.Detail the process to qualify the launch vehicles to fly NASA and NASA-sponsored unmanned and eventually manned payloads.

e.Determine whether the Arms Export Control Act and related U.S. Munitions List might interfere with the company's plans for export sales of these engines and launch vehicles.

f.Describe legal requirements for commercial space launch operators to obtain and the commercial availability of:

g.Third-party liability insurance to cover injuries to persons and property on the ground or in aircraft that might result from a launch or recovery mishap

ii.Launch risk guarantee insurance to cover failure to deliver the payload to its intended destination or orbit

iii.Liability insurance to cover injuries to participants, such as space tourists.

h.If you find that any of the above insurance coverage are not yet available on the commercial market, and are not required by law, identify an alternative approach to management of that risk.

i.Identify the federal agency responsible for investigation and determination of the probable cause of space vehicle launch- and recovery-related accidents and incidents and operator notifications and reports required.

jIdentify any international organization responsible for establishment of international technical standards for certification of spacecraft crews and space worthiness of launch vehicles and manned spacecraft.