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American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct UAS surveillance of critical infrastructure in the San Joaquin Valley.
The Iridium Connected AiRanger is the first UAS to comply with industry standards for the DAA system and meet FAA BVLOS requirements.
The waiver indicates that Iridium satellite C2 capabilities satisfy large drone BVLOS waiver requirements set by the FAA.
Starship Flight 4 could launch as soon as 2024-06-05 pending an updated Federal Aviation Administration license and regulatory approval.
The Federal Aviation Administration began work on an environmental impact statement on 2024-05-10 to address updated Starship infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
The FAA reauthorization bill authorizes the FAA to spend $10,000,000 annually from 2025 through 2028 on technologies to better integrate space launch and reentry data into air traffic management systems.
The House Science Committee approved a commercial space bill in November that would extend the FAA learning period to October 2031.
The FAA requested $57.1 million for AST in its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal, a 36% increase from 2024.
The FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation licensed 117 launches and 7 reentries in 2023.
George Nield, a COMSTAC member, suggested that AST should be moved out of the FAA to better address its mission requirements.
Jim Muncy stated that the FAA could not respond adequately to industry needs due to its size and focus on aviation.
COMSTAC members unanimously recommended moving AST out of the FAA to the Secretary of Transportation.
Nield argued that AST currently receives inadequate attention and resources within the FAA compared to other aviation issues.
The FAA stated that AST needs additional evaluators, specialists, and analysts to double its capacity for new authorization determinations.
Much of the FAA's budget increase would support hiring additional workers for licensing and launch activity.
An environmental impact statement is required as part of the FAA’s work to approve a launch license for Starship launches from LC-39A.
In fiscal year 2024 appropriations, AST received $42 million, about 0.35% of the FAA’s overall operating budget.
The FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) unanimously approved a recommendation on 2024-04-23 to move the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) out of the FAA and make it a standalone organization directly under the Secretary of Transportation.
Teal 2 is both Blue UAS Certified and FAA Remote ID approved.
The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation published a notice in the Federal Register on 2024-04-17 requiring that spacecraft designed to return to Earth already have a reentry license before launch approval.