When a launch or reentry operator applies for a launch or reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA…
On February 7, 2017, at the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Representative Brian Babin, Chairman of the Space Subcommittee of…
I’m very excited to be on a panel tomorrow held by the Niskanen Center about the challenges facing commercial space…
Congressional Review Act The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberly Strassel wrote last week about far-reaching implications of the Congressional Review Act,…
This past Tuesday’s Federal Register contains a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Agencies and Departments; Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,…
But will the FAA give these fellows a positive payload determination? Will they even ask for one? Would you? Thinking…
When a launch operator seeks a waiver from the FAA for a requirement governing the flight termination system (FTS) on…
The FAA yesterday released a notice of availability of a draft environmental assessment for licensing LauncherOne’s launches. As described by…
The last post showed that a launch operator, even if launching from a site it doesn’t own, might not need…
This will be a post in two parts. The first will address the launch operator. The second will address the…