Principles for the Development of a Future Operational Concept for the Higher Airspace

Kurzfassung

An increasing number of technologies and concepts are being developed for the operation of aircraft and spacecraft in the so-called Higher Airspace. A multitude of different vehicle classes pose individual requirements for the management of this volume of airspace and the transition through the existing controlled airspace below as well as re-entries from orbit. The results of an evaluation of existing literature, presentations and preliminary work on this subject is presented here, identifying transferable elements and key principles for the traffic management in the Higher Airspace.