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Any company seeking to launch from Spaceport Camden must obtain an FAA launch license, which includes environmental reviews.
The FAA issued a formal record of decision that supported up to a dozen launches a year of small launch vehicles from the proposed Spaceport Camden and identified mitigation measures for environmental impacts.
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a launch site operators license to Camden County, Georgia for the proposed Spaceport Camden on 2021-12-20.
The STC received from the CAAI is being adapted by the FAA and EASA.
The six passengers on NS-19 will be eligible for Federal Aviation Administration astronaut wings, and the FAA will retire its astronaut wings initiative at the end of the year following a 2021-12-10 decision.
Jeff Bezos will receive an FAA commercial astronaut wing under the 2021-12-10 decision.
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.
After the 2021-07-01 flights of SpaceShipTwo and New Shepard, the Federal Aviation Administration revised the criteria for awarding commercial astronaut wings in a 2021-07-20 order.
The Federal Aviation Administration did not award commercial astronaut wings again until after the first SpaceShipTwo flight beyond the 50-mile boundary in December 2018.
Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie received the first FAA commercial astronaut wings for piloting SpaceShipOne on its three flights to space in 2004.
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 2021-07-20 FAA order created a category of honorary commercial astronaut wings for individuals who demonstrated extraordinary contribution or beneficial service to the commercial human space flight industry.
The Federal Aviation Administration will maintain a roster on its website of individuals who have flown to space on FAA-licensed vehicles, defined as reaching an altitude of at least 80.5 km or about 80 km.
William Shatner will receive an FAA commercial astronaut wing under the 2021-12-10 decision.
Mark Stucky and CJ Sturckow received FAA commercial astronaut wings in February 2019 after the December 2018 SpaceShipTwo flight.
The 2021-07-20 FAA order required recipients to have demonstrated activities during flight that were essential to public safety or that contributed to human space flight safety.
The six people flying on Blue Origin’s NS-19 would be eligible for FAA wings if their flight takes place before the end of 2021.
David Mackay, Michael Masucci, and Beth Moses received FAA commercial astronaut wings in April 2019 for the second SpaceShipTwo flight to space in February 2019.
Fifteen people who flew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, and Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and who had not previously earned FAA wings will receive FAA commercial astronaut wings under the 2021-12-10 decision.
Richard Branson will receive an FAA commercial astronaut wing under the 2021-12-10 decision.