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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through its Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST), is a regulatory agency responsible for overseeing and licensing commercial space launch and reentry operations in the U.S. It ensures public safety, protects property, and upholds national security and foreign policy interests while promoting the growth of the U.S. commercial space sector. The FAA partners with organizations like NASA and also issues licenses for spaceports. Associated keywords: commercial space transportation, launch licensing, reentry licensing, spaceport regulation, public safety.

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APS obtained a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver for beyond line of sight (BVLOS) flights by enlisting regulatory professional services from Iris Automation.

LegalRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 18, 2021Aerial Production Services (APS) teams with Iris Automation to jumpstart FAA permissions for pipeline inspections with drones

The Federal Aviation Administration was unable to grant SpaceX approval for the Momentus payload on the Transporter-1 launch in January 2021 due to national security and foreign ownership concerns raised by the Department of Defense during an interagency review.

LegalGeneralValue 4.3Mar 9, 2021Momentus founders to divest shares after Defense Department concerns

The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation delayed completion of the final environmental impact statement for Spaceport Camden and set a new expected release date of 2021-04-20.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Mar 8, 2021Georgia spaceport proponents upbeat despite latest delay

The United States Federal Aviation Administration announced final rules for unmanned aircraft systems in December 2020, which included a requirement for Remote ID.

LegalValue 4.0Feb 3, 2021Dedrone first to offer both US and European Union drone remote ID capability

The Federal Aviation Administration approved the SN9 flight less than 24 hours before the 2021-02-02 launch.

LegalPlanValue 4.0Feb 2, 2021SpaceX Starship crashes after suborbital flight

The first Momentus space tug, Vigoride, was planned to fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 rideshare mission on 2021-01-24 but was not flown because the Federal Aviation Administration did not complete a payload review in time.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Jan 26, 2021Momentus CEO resigns amid U.S. government concerns

Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) partnered with the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s BEYOND program.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 22, 2021FAA’s BEYOND Program deploys 8 partners for the integration of UAS Integration Pilot Program in North Dakota

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved fully-automated commercial drone flights by American Robotics for the first time.

LegalRelationshipsValue 4.3Jan 21, 2021FAA approves fully-automated commercial drone flights for the first time

DroneUp is the first drone organization to operate with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 107.39 Operation Over People Waiver.

LegalValue 3.2Jan 20, 2021COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) concludes delivery test in Syracuse

American Robotics became the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site.

LegalCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 18, 2021FAA approves American Robotics to run automated drones without human operators

The Federal Aviation Administration published temporary flight restrictions on 2021-01-12 closing airspace above Blue Origin’s West Texas test site from 2021-01-14 through 2021-01-17 from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern each day.

LegalGeneralValue 4.0Jan 13, 2021Blue Origin preparing for next New Shepard flight

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao appointed Adam Bry, the Co-Founder and CEO of Skydio, to serve a two-year term on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee.

GovernanceValue 4.0Jan 8, 2021Skydio CEO Adam Bry Appointed to the FAA Drone Advisory Committee

Momentus will continue to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to obtain approval for its payloads.

LegalValue 2.5Jan 7, 2021Momentus Delays Their Vigoride Launch To Secure An FAA “OK”

Momentus is delaying its first operational mission, Vigoride-1, that was to fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 later 2021-01 to later in the year because it was unable to obtain Federal Aviation Administration approval following an incomplete interagency review.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Jan 7, 2021Momentus delays first Vigoride launch

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued rules allowing small drones to fly over people and at night.

LegalValue 4.0Jan 4, 2021Alphabet unit Wing raises privacy concerns over new U.S. drone ID rule

The Federal Aviation Administration issued Santa a special commercial space license for a crewed mission to the International Space Station using his StarSleigh-1 space capsule powered by the Rudolph Rocket.

LegalCapabilityValue 4.2Dec 24, 2020FAA grants Santa Claus special flight and launch permissions

The National Reconnaissance Office has procured commercial launches from Rocket Lab that are licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.5Dec 19, 2020SpaceX wraps up 2020 with Falcon 9 launch of classified NRO satellite

The drone features a beacon that meets U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Night Waiver standards, visible 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) away.

CapabilityValue 3.0Dec 16, 2020DJI launches Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced, offering improved thermal vision and accuracy for critical drone operations

Measure has enabled CoStar Group to effectively manage and ensure Federal Aviation Administration compliance for thousands of drone flights.

LegalCapabilityGeneralValue 2.6Dec 11, 2020Measure ensures FAA compliance for CoStar Group’s industry-leading drone program

Aevum will seek airworthiness certification for Ravn X from the Federal Aviation Administration.

LegalValue 4.0Dec 3, 2020Aevum unveils smallsat-launching drone aircraft
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