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FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)

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FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson formally approved the reorganization of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation on the night before 2019-12-03.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Narrative GeneralDec 4, 2019FAA approves commercial space office reorganization

The Federal Aviation Administration approved a reorganization of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) to improve efficiency amid growing launch activity.

Mentioned as: Office of Commercial Space TransportationTechnical ProductDec 4, 2019FAA approves commercial space office reorganization

The 2019-10-31 minibus also included the transportation, housing and urban development bill that funds the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Narrative GeneralNov 1, 2019Senate passes NASA appropriations bill

The spending bill includes $26,040,000 for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, compared to an administration request of $25,598,000 and $24,949,000 provided in the House’s version of the spending bill.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Narrative GeneralSep 26, 2019Senate appropriators weigh in on commercial launch regulatory reform

The 2019-08-27 flight was delayed by issues amending SpaceX’s experimental permit issued by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

Mentioned as: office of commercial space transportationNarrative GeneralAug 27, 2019SpaceX’s Starhopper completes test flight

The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation received more than 100 public comments during the current rulemaking process.

Mentioned as: FAA’s Office of Commercial Space TransportationTechnical ProductAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation licenses U.S. commercial launches and reentries, including reusable Falcon 9 first stages and Dragon capsules operated by SpaceX.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space TransportationOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

As of 2019-08-15, the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation had received just over 20 substantive comments in the rulemaking process.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Narrative GeneralAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation has experienced a tenfold increase in workload since 2012.

Mentioned as: FAA’s Office of Commercial Space TransportationTechnical ProductAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

Since 2012, the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation has increased staffing by 40 percent.

Mentioned as: Office of Commercial Space TransportationTechnical ProductAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

The Federal Aviation Administration intends to complete a reorganization focused on efficiency in its Office of Commercial Space Transportation before seeking significant additional personnel.

Mentioned as: Office of Commercial Space TransportationTechnical ProductAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation intends to complete its reorganization by the end of the year.

Mentioned as: Office of Commercial Space TransportationOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2019FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion

The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) formally announced on 2019-07-22 that it was extending the public comment deadline for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline commercial launch and reentry regulations from 2019-07-30 to 2019-08-19.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Technical ProductJul 29, 2019Launch industry divided on proposed regulatory reforms

The White House fiscal year 2020 budget request sought nearly $25,600,000 for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill

The House bill provides $24,949,000 for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, the same amount as in the final fiscal year 2019 appropriations bill.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill

An FAA authorization bill enacted in October 2019 authorized $33,038,000 for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation for fiscal year 2020.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space TransportationTechnical ProductJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill

The Government Accountability Office recommended in a 2019-05-23 report that the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation better manage its workforce needs, including producing long-term projections of staffing requirements.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Narrative GeneralJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill

Exos Aerospace had previously postponed a planned 2019-01-05 launch because the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation was unable to modify their license to change wind-related safety calculations.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)Narrative GeneralJan 23, 2019Shutdown’s toll mounts for NASA and companies

The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation was not issuing new licenses or modifying existing licenses during the shutdown but was supporting commercial launches under existing licenses.

Mentioned as: FAA Office of Commercial Space TransportationOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2019Shutdown’s toll mounts for NASA and companies

Wayne Monteith succeeds George Nield, who led the Office of Commercial Space Transportation for nearly a decade before retiring from the FAA in March.

Mentioned as: Office of Commercial Space TransportationOrg RelationshipNov 29, 2018Former Air Force general picked to lead FAA commercial space office
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