FAA Commercial Space Reorganization Under Study

GAO Requested to Study Restoring FAA Commercial Space Office to Secretary’s Level, SpacePolicyOnline
“Three members of the House have sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study on the feasibility of elevating the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) to the Secretary of Transportation’s office. Advocates believe that would facilitate getting needed financial and personnel resources to allow the office to fulfill its duties as the commercial space launch business expands.”