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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House and Senate negotiators are working to finalize a new long-term Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that would extend and modify existing authorities for the agency set to expire 2024-03-08.
The Federal Aviation Administration will establish an aerospace rulemaking committee called the Part 450 SpARC to gather industry input on improving the Part 450 launch and reentry licensing regulations.
Varda had planned to return the capsule as soon as mid-July 2023 but encountered delays securing a commercial reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration and approvals from the U.S. Air Force to land at UTTR.
Virgin Galactic notified the Federal Aviation Administration of the incident on 2024-01-31.
The Federal Aviation Administration licensed 31 commercial launches in fiscal year 2020 and 106 commercial launches in fiscal year 2023.
The Federal Aviation Administration forecasted 111 licensed launches for fiscal year 2024 in a 2024-01-29 presentation by the Office of Spaceports director.
Flying beyond visual line of sight required special approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA.
Unifly completed the Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project funded by the Federal Aviation Administration under Broad Agency Announcement call 003.
The Federal Aviation Administration formally closed its investigation into the September 2022 mishap six months after Blue Origin completed its investigation and identified 21 corrective actions.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation closed the New Shepard mishap investigation on 2023-09-26 and identified 21 corrective actions for Blue Origin to undertake before flying again.
SDA is seeking authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to transmit Link 16 signals in U.S. national airspace over a test site at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
The Federal Aviation Administration will oversee a SpaceX-led mishap investigation following the 2023-11-18 launch failure.
The Federal Aviation Administration completed the safety review portion of the Starship/Super Heavy license evaluation on 2023-10-31.
Rocket Lab received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration on 2023-10-25 to resume launches under its existing launch license from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.
Industry officials at a Senate hearing on Oct. 18 requested reforms to the Federal Aviation Administration’s launch licensing process.
To fly a drone BVLOS in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must issue a certificate of authorization (COA) to the end user.
The CASA authorization follows the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granting airworthiness Type Certification to the Airobotics Optimus-1EX system.
The Federal Aviation Administration approved installation and use of Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity system powered by the Global Aero Terminal 5510 on Dassault Falcon 900EX series aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified 21 corrective actions that Blue Origin is required to complete to prevent a recurrence of the mishap.
The STAR Act would extend the restriction on the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to regulate commercial human spaceflight safety by eight years through September 2031.