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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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The FAA and SpaceX need to conduct and close a flight anomaly investigation before the next Starship Super Heavy can launch.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductJan 20, 2025Moon Monday #209: Let’s be high on launch and low on provocation

The FAA closed airspace due to debris from SpaceX's Starship test flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJan 20, 2025Tales of two rockets

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration determined that Starship debris fell outside designated hazard areas and caused air traffic controllers to divert, reroute, or delay commercial flights over the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

Mentioned as: federal aviation administrationNarrative GeneralJan 20, 2025Moon Monday #209: Let’s be high on launch and low on provocation

The FAA has stated it does not have congressional authority to authorize a space resource mission from the US.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralJan 6, 2025The (not quite) definitive guide to the legal construct of “space resources”

The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation is the FAA office that issued the 2024-12-17 license modification for Flight 7.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductDec 20, 2024FAA updates Starship launch license for next flight

There are more than one million drones lawfully registered with the FAA in the United States.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)NoiseDec 18, 2024GPS World: Mysterious drone sightings surge across U.S. — military bases on alert

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker informed FAA employees on 2024-12-12 that he will step down as administrator effective 2024-01-20.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

A Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory showed a second launch window for the RRT-1 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Mentioned as: Federal Aviation AdministrationTechnical ProductDec 15, 2024SpaceX to finally send off mysterious RRT-1 mission on Monday

Reps. Sam Graves and Rob Wittman sent a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker on 2024-12-06 asking him to take all actions short of rulemaking to expedite the licensing process.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

COMSTAC’s 2023 report recommended that the FAA accept safety analyses performed by federal ranges to reduce FAA review resources and operator burden.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

The FAA will accept flight safety analyses performed by Space Launch Delta 30 for launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

The FAA will accept flight safety analyses performed by Space Launch Delta 45 for launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Mentioned as: FAATechnical ProductDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

David Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, endorsed acceptance of flight safety analyses performed by a Federal range operated by the United States Space Force and recommended the FAA also accept NASA flight safety analyses in written testimony to Congress.

Mentioned as: FAAOrg RelationshipDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

The FAA announced on 2024-12-13 that it will accept flight safety analyses performed by federal launch ranges for Part 450 license applications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipDec 15, 2024FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process

ENAC signed a memorandum of cooperation with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in 2014 and developed performance-based regulations patterned on U.S. rules.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipDec 13, 2024Virgin Galactic signs agreement to study suborbital spaceflights from Italian spaceport

Submission of a completed launch or reentry license application under Part 450 starts a 180-day clock for the FAA to either issue a license or reject the application.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 9, 2024Congressmen push FAA to accelerate licensing process

Companies operating under older FAA regulations must shift to Part 450 by March 2026.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Org RelationshipDec 9, 2024Congressmen push FAA to accelerate licensing process

The FAA established the SpARC after indicating earlier in the year its intent to charter a committee to find ways to improve Part 450.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Narrative GeneralDec 9, 2024Congressmen push FAA to accelerate licensing process

The Federal Aviation Administration released an updated draft environmental assessment for increasing the number of annual Starship/Super Heavy launches and landings from SpaceX’s Starbase test site at Boca Chica, Texas on 2024-11-20.

Mentioned as: Federal Aviation AdministrationTechnical ProductNov 24, 2024FAA updates environmental review for increased Starship launches

Tony Kim, managing director of fundamental equity at Blackrock, stated that accelerated efforts to reduce bureaucracy at the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Aviation Administration should help facilitate deal-making.

Mentioned as: Federal Aviation AdministrationOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2024Investors betting on space growth under Trump administration
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