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Virgin Orbit received a Federal Aviation Administration license for the first launch of its LauncherOne vehicle on 2018-06-29.
H.R. 5346 directs the Department of Transportation, through the Federal Aviation Administration, to issue licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles that include aircraft flights providing training for or research supporting commercial launches.
H.R. 5346 sets a deadline one month after 2018-02-01 for the FAA to make the necessary regulatory changes referenced in the bill.
Space Policy Directive 2, signed by President Trump on 2018-05-24, directs the Department of Transportation, through the Federal Aviation Administration, to develop revised regulations for licensing of commercial launches and reentries.
Sen. Ted Cruz attended the Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) meeting on 2018-06-14 and is working on commercial space legislation addressing oversight of non-traditional commercial space activities.
Laura Montgomery is a former FAA lawyer who previously supported FAA/AST and participated in a 2018-06-07 space law symposium by the American Bar Association’s Forum on Air and Space Law.
The spending bill provides $24,981,000 for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST).
George Nield is a former associate administrator for commercial space transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration who participated in a 2018-05-27 panel at the International Space Development Conference about improving management of government space activities.
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 includes provisions intended to support the FAA’s commercial spaceflight activities, including an increase in authorized spending levels for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
The House passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 on 2018-04-27 by a 393–13 vote after a day and a half of debate.
The amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to produce a report assessing ways to support spaceport investments, including through use of the FAA’s airport improvement program.
ViaSat Inc. received a Supplemental Type Certificate from the FAA for its Gen-2 in-flight entertainment and connectivity system on Boeing 737 aircraft on 2017-07-25.