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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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This Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver enables NYPA to conduct fully remote drone operations at its Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project in Schoharie County.

LegalValue 4.0Feb 23, 2023NY Power Authority Receives FAA Waiver for Automated Drone Operations

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking to fine SpaceX $175,000 for failing to provide collision avoidance data before a Falcon 9 launch.

LegalRelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Feb 17, 2023FAA proposes fining SpaceX for missing launch data

The Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for regulating airspace that extends above commercial jets.

LegalGeneralValue 1.5Feb 14, 2023DoD can ‘tune’ space surveillance sensors to track spy balloons

Once certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, Reliable’s system will reduce the occurrence of common causes of fatal aviation accidents.

LegalCapabilityValue 2.0Feb 14, 2023US Air Force Awards Large Aircraft Automation Study to Reliable Robotics

The investigation of the 2023-01-09 LauncherOne failure is being overseen jointly by the U.K.’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

GovernanceLegalValue 2.2Feb 7, 2023Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure

Percepto received a first-of-its-kind exemption denial from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

LegalValue 3.6Feb 6, 2023Percepto to Scale Commercial Drone Operations

The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration are jointly overseeing the investigation into the 2023-01-09 LauncherOne failure.

GeneralLegalValue 2.8Feb 2, 2023Virgin Orbit raises $10 million as financial stopgap

NASA Wallops and the Federal Aviation Administration required additional time to complete regulatory documentation, which compressed the available December 2022 launch window for Rocket Lab’s mission.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Jan 13, 2023Rocket Lab Sets New Date for First Electron Launch From U.S. Soil

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has allowed operators to use Percepto’s drone-in-a-box solution for highly automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight (HA BVLOS) inspection and monitoring operations at a Texas solar power plant.

LegalCapabilityValue 4.2Jan 11, 2023Percepto to Deploy Automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight Drones

Skyservice Business Aviation received Transport Canada (TCCA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certification (STC) approval for the integration of Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mounted antenna (TMA) systems.

LegalCapabilityValue 4.3Jan 11, 2023Skyservice Receives Approvals to Integrate Satcom Direct's Ku-Band Antenna into its Aircrafts

The fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending bill included $37,854,000 for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

FinancialLegalValue 4.0Dec 21, 2022Omnibus includes budget increases for Office of Space Commerce and FAA commercial space office

Rocket Lab postponed a planned 2022-12-16 launch by two days to allow NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration to complete range-driven documentation.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Dec 19, 2022Weather and range issues delay first Electron launch from Wallops to January

NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration are completing range documentation required for the Rocket Lab Electron launch from Wallops.

LegalPlanValue 3.0Dec 15, 2022Wallops officials look for growth in launch activity with Rocket Lab

In fall 2020 NASA established a cross-agency team that included the U.S. Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration to fix NAFTU software and complete its certification process.

LegalCapabilityValue 3.8Dec 14, 2022NASA and Rocket Lab ready for first Electron launch from Wallops

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that as of October 2022, there are 869,000 registered drones, with over 300,000 flown commercially.

GeneralLegalValue 3.0Dec 8, 2022AUVSI Launches Drone Prepared Campaign for Future of Advanced Aviation

Project stakeholders will work with Transport Canada, NAV CANADA, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to develop an international framework that tests relevant technology, regulatory alignment, and air traffic procedures and management for the corridor.

PlanLegalValue 3.0Nov 30, 2022Vports to Create First International Advanced Air Mobility Corridor

Aerial Vantage is a partner in the FAA's BEYOND program, which is one of eight teams selected to enable routine commercial and government drone use in the National Airspace System.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 10, 2022Aerial Vantage Receives FAA Approval for Drone-Based Agriculture

AviSight achieved Federal Aviation Administration certification for beyond visual line of sight operations for inspections at Shell USA, Inc. while working with VOTIX.

LegalRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Nov 3, 2022VOTIX Software Selected by AviSight for BVLOS Operations

The compendium recommends updating human spaceflight mishap investigation requirements related to an agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board signed in September 2022.

LegalGeneralValue 2.2Oct 22, 2022Report offers wide-ranging recommendations on space safety

SpaceX is seeking Federal Aviation Administration licenses to enable Starlink Aviation services on 12 types of small jets, including the ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 aircraft.

LegalCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Oct 19, 2022Starlink taking preorders for high-speed private jet broadband service
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