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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Alpha Flight 7 was scrubbed today due to high upper-level winds that exceeded Federal Aviation Administration safety parameters.
The Federal Aviation Administration authorized SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 launches.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the Falcon 9 mishap from Monday.
U.S. government members of the U.S.-India working groups include the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Transportation with support from the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Department of Transportation, through the Federal Aviation Administration, has a December 11 deadline to report on reforms to commercial launch and reentry licensing procedures.
The Federal Aviation Administration is limiting commercial rocket lift-offs to relieve airspace congestion during the US federal government shutdown.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that, due to the ongoing government shutdown, commercial launches and reentries are restricted to between 10 PM and 6 AM local time starting from November 10.
Laura Maginnis, Vice President of New Glenn Mission Management, stated that Blue Origin is collaborating closely with both the FAA and NASA teams.
SDA is awaiting Federal Aviation Administration approval for testing Tranche 0 satellites over U.S. airspace.
DG Alexander D’Orsogna highlighted the partnership as a new chapter in the established synergy between ENAC and the FAA, aiming for a shared regulatory framework for suborbital operations across the Atlantic.
On September 24, a Declaration of Intent (DOI) was signed between ENAC and the Federal Aviation Administration USA for the development of aerospace transport.
ENAC and FAA signed a Declaration of Intent in Montreal to develop aerospace transportation.
United Airlines received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first mainline Starlink-equipped aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a draft environmental assessment of SpaceX's plans to increase launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration determined that Starship debris fell outside designated hazard areas and caused air traffic controllers to divert, reroute, or delay commercial flights over the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
A Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory showed a second launch window for the RRT-1 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
ENAC signed a memorandum of cooperation with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in 2014 and developed performance-based regulations patterned on U.S. rules.
The Federal Aviation Administration released an updated draft environmental assessment for increasing the number of annual Starship/Super Heavy launches and landings from SpaceX’s Starbase test site at Boca Chica, Texas on 2024-11-20.
The Federal Aviation Administration established an aerospace rulemaking committee (SpARC) on 2024-11-14 to examine potential changes to the FAA’s Part 450 rule for licensing launches and reentries.
The Federal Aviation Administration implemented Part 450 commercial launch and reentry regulations in March 2021.