{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-460.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 460.17","heading":"Verification program.","body":"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.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—LICENSING","PART 460—HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS","Subpart A—Launch and Reentry with Crew"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"491e674b7bf9e7b5939491bab50eaa3f37bd29a7aa8c0cb23cdd72f65251a266","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-460.15","next":"us/14-cfr-460.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}