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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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Washington, United States
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Only two FAA commercial astronaut wings had been awarded prior to the VSS Unity flight, to Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie for their 2004 SpaceShipOne suborbital flights.

Mentioned as: FAAOrg RelationshipDec 14, 2018Virgin Galactic flight wins praise from government and industry

The FAA website lists a 2018-11-29 launch by Astra of its "Astra Rocket 2" from Alaska with no payload listed.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductDec 6, 2018Astra Space suborbital launch fails

Astra performed an initial suborbital launch from Kodiak on 2018-07-20 that the FAA characterized as suffering an unspecified "mishap."

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 6, 2018Astra Space suborbital launch fails

The FAA issued a launch license on 2018-10-15 to Astra Space Inc. authorizing a suborbital flight of its "Rocket 2" vehicle from Launch Pad 2 at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 6, 2018Astra Space suborbital launch fails

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: FAAOrg RelationshipNov 29, 2018Former Air Force general picked to lead FAA commercial space office

Space Policy Directive 2, signed by President Trump in May, directs the Department of Transportation through the FAA to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking by 2018-02-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralNov 29, 2018Former Air Force general picked to lead FAA commercial space office

The FAA published a temporary flight restriction on 2018-11-26 closing airspace near the Kodiak launch site from 2018-11-29 through 2018-12-01 for a rocket launch.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductNov 28, 2018Small launch vehicle industry entering key period

The DARPA Launch Challenge qualification phase requires teams to submit a formal application to DARPA by the end of November and to accept an FAA launch license application no later than 2018-02-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralNov 7, 2018DARPA selects spaceports for responsive launch competition

The Federal Aviation Administration is on schedule to release a draft rule reforming commercial launch regulations in the form of a notice of proposed rulemaking by 2018-02-01 to implement Space Policy Directive 2.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipNov 1, 2018Industry concerned about fast pace of commercial launch regulatory reform

Space Policy Directive 2, signed by President Trump in May, directs the Department of Transportation through the Federal Aviation Administration to review existing commercial launch and reentry regulations and develop proposals for revising them to minimize uncertainty and encourage American leadership in space commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralOct 28, 2018Commercial launch industry seeks updates on regulatory reform work

The FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) will meet 2018-10-31–2018-11-01 to provide an opportunity for updates on the FAA’s rulemaking effort.

Mentioned as: faaNarrative PlanOct 28, 2018Commercial launch industry seeks updates on regulatory reform work

House and Senate appropriations versions of 2019 spending bills provide just under $25,000,000 for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) for fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: faaNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2018Congress includes space provisions in FAA bill as industry seeks action on other regulatory issues

House and Senate negotiators reached a final agreement on a compromise FAA reauthorization bill on 2018-09-22.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralSep 23, 2018Congress includes space provisions in FAA bill as industry seeks action on other regulatory issues

The reauthorization bill authorizes funding for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) to increase from $22,600,000 in fiscal year 2018 to a little more than $33,000,000 in 2019 and to nearly $76,000,000 in 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipSep 23, 2018Congress includes space provisions in FAA bill as industry seeks action on other regulatory issues

More than 15,000 comments were submitted to the FAA during the public comment period for the Spaceport Camden environmental assessment, a volume far higher than the few hundred normally received for a launch site assessment.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductSep 19, 2018Georgia spaceport attracts small launch vehicle developer

The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation awarded a launch site operator’s license to the government of Adams County, Colorado on 2018-08-17 for Front Range Airport.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2018Colorado airport receives FAA spaceport license

S. 3277 gives the Department of Transportation, through the Federal Aviation Administration, the ability to use the payload review portion of the launch licensing process to authorize non-traditional space activities not overseen by other agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralAug 1, 2018Commercial space bill clears Senate committee

Viasat’s GMA 5560-101 Ku-/Ka-band multi-network, multi-mode Global Mobile Antenna completed the FAA D0-0.16 kg certification process on 2018-07-30.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipJul 29, 2018Viasat’s Dual-Band Airborne SATCOM Antenna Completes D0-160G Certification and C-17 MACC Testing

The Astra Space 2018-07-20 launch does not appear in the list of licensed launches maintained by the FAA’s AST on its public website, even though that list includes launches since the Astra event.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2018Alaska launch shrouded in secrecy

Virgin Orbit received a Federal Aviation Administration license for the first launch of its LauncherOne vehicle on 2018-06-29.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJul 1, 2018Virgin Orbit wins FAA license for first LauncherOne mission
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