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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With the two honorary wings awarded to Siebold and Alsbury, the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded 24 commercial astronaut wings, with six more possible if NS-19 takes place before the end of 2021.
The Federal Aviation Administration will stop awarding commercial astronaut wings at the end of 2021.
On 2021-12-10, the Federal Aviation Administration will award wings to all non-government individuals who flew on FAA-licensed commercial vehicles to date in 2021 and to those who fly on any remaining launches through the end of 2021.
The Starship launch schedule depends on winning regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, with SpaceX expecting FAA license approval around the end of 2021.
Momentus attempted to launch its first Vigoride tugs in January 2021 and June 2021 on SpaceX rideshare missions but the Federal Aviation Administration rejected the payload review for the vehicle due to Defense Department concerns about the company’s Russian co-founders and owners.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has licensed 12 spaceports and offers consultation to countries drafting space-related legislation and spaceport regulations.
The Drone Pilot Training program includes a Federal Aviation Administration Part 107 drone preparation course.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are working with NUAIR to establish rules and regulations for integrating unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system.
A Federal Aviation Administration temporary flight restriction published 2021-10-07 restricts airspace in the vicinity of the Kodiak launch site for space operations and begins 2021-10-19 through 2021-10-29.
The Federal Aviation Administration determined that SpaceShipTwo deviated from its assigned airspace on the 2021-07-11 flight that took six people, including company founder Richard Branson, to an altitude of more than 80 km.
The Federal Aviation Administration opened its investigation on 2021-09-02 following publication of a New Yorker article about the July flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration completed its investigation into a problem on Virgin Galactic’s most recent SpaceShipTwo flight on 2021-09-29.
Spartacus gathers data from the Federal Aviation Administration and combines it with weather and external information for real-time notifications.
The Federal Aviation Administration offered no schedule for completion of its investigation into the 2021-07-11 SpaceShipTwo incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration said on 2021-09-02 that it will not allow SpaceShipTwo to fly again until the FAA completes its investigation into the 2021-07-11 incident.
The project corridor is developed by Griffiss International Airport (GIA), Thales, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Firefly Aerospace is collaborating with the FAA and Space Launch Delta 30 and plans to return to conduct the second Alpha flight as soon as possible.
The Federal Aviation Administration is overseeing a mishap investigation into Virgin Galactic’s 2021-07-11 Unity 22 flight of SpaceShipTwo.
The Federal Aviation Administration released a final environmental assessment on 2021-08-27 that found no significant impact for Virgin Orbit to conduct launches from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam using a Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft and LauncherOne rocket.
The Federal Aviation Administration released its final environmental assessment on 2021-08-27 finding no significant impact for Virgin Orbit to conduct launches using its Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft and LauncherOne rocket from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.