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Overruled

April 14, 2020 Laura Montgomery 4 Comments

I had the honor of co-authoring a short story with Dragon and Prometheus Awards winner Sarah A. Hoyt of Darkship…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, FAA, Outer Space Treaty, science fiction

Delta-V Pop Quiz (with spoilers)

September 5, 2019 Laura Montgomery 3 Comments

I promised you all a quiz a few weeks ago on Daniel Suarez’ Delta-V.  You don’t have to have read…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, FAA, property rights, regulation, science fiction

No Tardigrades Here

August 22, 2019 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

No, a tardigrade is not what you get when you’re late to class.  It’s a microbial “water bear.”  It’s very…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: FAA, payload review, planetary protection, SpaceIL, tardigrades

Promethea Invicta

September 5, 2018 Laura Montgomery 5 Comments

Science Fiction.  The Sovereign Republic of Texas contains a rising star, a company called Helios, a spacefaring enterprise that vertically…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: alternate future history, FAA, license, permit, science fiction

FAA Grants Safety Approval to Millennium Engineering and Integration

February 19, 2018 Laura Montgomery

On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, which is tomorrow (I know, I’m confused, too.  I’m just a space lawyer and always…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: FAA, regulation, safety, safety approval

Softly, Softly

October 9, 2017 Laura Montgomery

On October 4, 2017, the FAA issued new regulations for noise certification standards on certain airplanes.  They become effective November…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: aircraft, FAA, legal interpretation, noise, regulation

Is it a Reentry Vehicle if it Doesn’t Return Substantially Intact?

October 2, 2017 Laura Montgomery

Let’s say you plan to bring something in from outer space.  You might wonder whether it needs a reentry license…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: FAA, license, reentry, regulation

Procedural Protections of ASCFEA

June 17, 2017 Laura Montgomery

As noted last week, the recently marked-up American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act would require a non-governmental U.S. entity operating…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Congress, FAA, procedure, tolling

Inflating the Penalties for Commercial Space Transportation

April 14, 2017 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

To account for inflation, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule that adjusts the fines—“civil penalties” in FAA lingo—that…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: CFR, civil penalties, FAA, fines, regulation

Testimony to House Space Subcommittee

March 10, 2017 Laura Montgomery

What follows is my written testimony to the House Space Subcommittee on the role the Outer Space Treaty plays in…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Congress, FAA, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, self-executing

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