On 21 June 2004 Space Ship One, the first privately funded, designed and operated craft reached an altitude of more than 100 km. Virgin Galactic, a company incorporated in Delaware, is planning to commence commercial suborbital flights in 2007 using an enlarged version of Space Ship One with about five passenger seats. With the Commercial Space Launch Amendment Act of 2004, US legislation has started to establish rules on the liability of space flight participants. This paper compares these rules with the history of air law liability regimes.rnPassengers who fly onboard these suborbital vehicles need to be protected against risks. Any resulting liability and insurance regime reflects not only risks, but also legal traditions. In this context, it needs to be seen if emerging national regimes can be the seeds for international regulation, or if future international rules will have to follow another path.
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机译：2004年6月21日，第一艘私人资助，设计和操作的太空船“ Space Ship One”到达了100多公里的高度。维珍银河公司（Virgin Galactic）是一家在特拉华州注册成立的公司，该公司计划于2007年开始使用带有约5个乘客座位的太空船一号的扩大版进行商业亚轨道飞行。随着2004年《商业太空发射修正案》的颁布，美国立法开始建立有关太空飞行参与者责任的规则。本文将这些规则与航空法律责任制度的历史进行了比较。rn需要保护乘坐这些亚轨道飞行器的乘客免受风险。由此产生的任何责任和保险制度不仅反映了风险，还反映了法律传统。在这种情况下，需要观察新兴的国家制度是否可以成为国际监管的种子，或者未来的国际规则是否必须走另一条道路。
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