14 CFR § 450.110 - Physical containment.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s450.110"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 450.110 - Physical containment."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "450.110"
section_name: "Physical containment."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "450"
part_name: "LAUNCH AND REENTRY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "51 U.S.C. 50901-50923."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. FAA-2019-0229, Amdt. 450-2, 85 FR 79719, Dec. 10, 202085 FR 79739, Dec. 10, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "450"
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# 450.110 Physical containment.
(a) *Applicability.* This section applies to the use of physical containment as a hazard control strategy for the flight, or phase of flight, of a launch or reentry vehicle to meet the safety criteria of § 450.101(a), (b), and (c).
(b) *Containment.* To use physical containment as a hazard control strategy, an operator must—
(1) Develop the flight hazard area in accordance with § 450.133;
(2) Ensure that the launch vehicle does not have sufficient energy for any hazards associated with its flight to reach outside the flight hazard area;
(3) Ensure the hazard area is clear of the public and critical assets; and
(4) Apply other mitigation measures necessary to ensure no public or critical asset exposure to hazards, such as control of public access or wind placards.
(c) *Application requirements.* An applicant must submit in its application the following:
(1) A demonstration that the launch vehicle does not have sufficient energy for any hazards associated with its flight to reach outside the flight hazard area developed in accordance with § 450.133; and
(2) A description of the methods used to ensure that flight hazard areas are cleared of the public and critical assets.