14 CFR § 460.17 - Verification program.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s460.17"
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title: "14 CFR § 460.17 - Verification program."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "460.17"
section_name: "Verification program."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "460"
part_name: "HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "51 U.S.C. 50901-50923."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. FAA-2005-23449, 71 FR 75632, Dec. 15, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 460.17 Verification program.

An operator must successfully verify the integrated performance of a vehicle's hardware and any software in an operational flight environment before allowing any space flight participant on board during a flight. Verification must include flight testing.