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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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On 2023-09-05, a mid-air collision between a helicopter and an aircraft resulted in minor injuries to seven passengers and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received coordinates from an onboard Emergency Locator Transmitter that were correlated with a Federal Aviation Administration collision report.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJan 25, 2024NOAA’s Polar-Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites Helped Save 350 Lives in 2023

On 2023-09-05, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received coordinates from an onboard Emergency Locator Transmitter and correlated the position to an FAA collision report after a mid-air collision between a helicopter and an aircraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJan 24, 2024NOAA satellites helped save 350 lives in 2023

Closing out the corrective actions from the 2023-11-18 flight was a condition for receiving an updated FAA launch license for the next Starship test flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJan 10, 2024SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight

The automation and safety systems demonstrated in the flights required specific approval from the FAA and NASA.

Mentioned as: FAAOrg RelationshipJan 4, 2024NASA flies drones autonomously for air taxi research

Flying beyond visual line of sight required special approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJan 4, 2024NASA flies drones autonomously for air taxi research

Unifly completed the Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project funded by the Federal Aviation Administration under Broad Agency Announcement call 003.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 27, 2023Unifly Completes Cybersecurity Model Project with FAA

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 19, 2023New Shepard returns to flight with successful suborbital mission

Polly Trottenberg, deputy secretary of transportation, confirmed FAA's commitment to ensuring safe and efficient novel in-space activities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 18, 2023An extended mission for authorization

FAA associate administrator Kelvin Coleman indicated that mission authorization will take a light touch compared to launch licensing processes.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 18, 2023An extended mission for authorization

Communications, remote sensing, and launch and reentry activities are overseen by the FCC, NOAA, and the FAA, respectively.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 18, 2023An extended mission for authorization

The FAA would handle in-space activities involving human spaceflight according to the White House proposal.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 18, 2023An extended mission for authorization

Teal 2 is both Blue UAS Certified and FAA Remote ID approved.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 17, 2023U.S. Army selects Red Cat Holdings as finalist for short range ISR Tranche 2 drone Program

The FAA is overseeing a SpaceX-led investigation into the 2023-11-18 second Starship launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipDec 15, 2023Federal agencies caught in environmental crossfire over Starship launches

Neither SpaceX nor the FAA have provided technical updates on the status of the 2023-11-18 investigation, including the cause of the destruction of both vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2023Federal agencies caught in environmental crossfire over Starship launches

The FAA has not set a timetable for completing its investigation into the 2023-11-18 Starship launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2023Federal agencies caught in environmental crossfire over Starship launches

In practice, all 49 FAA-led-designated investigations from 2000 to January 2023 were operator-led investigations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 8, 2023GAO report recommends FAA evaluate launch mishap investigation procedures

The FAA was the lead agency for investigating 49 of the 50 commercial launch mishaps examined in the GAO report covering 2000 to January 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 8, 2023GAO report recommends FAA evaluate launch mishap investigation procedures

Agency officials estimated that an FAA-led investigation might take 10 to 20 times longer than an operator-led investigation because the FAA lacks intimate knowledge of vehicle design.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 8, 2023GAO report recommends FAA evaluate launch mishap investigation procedures

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.

Mentioned as: Federal Aviation AdministrationTechnical ProductNov 28, 2023Space Development Agency satellites in low Earth orbit successfully broadcast data

SpaceX must complete a mishap investigation approved by the FAA before the next flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralNov 20, 2023Starship flies again
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