Keith’s note: This is the news Virgin Galactic wanted to focus on today: Virgin Galactic Announces First Commercial Research Mission “Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. … today announced the manifest for […]
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NASAWatch On BBC: Who Gets The FAA Astronaut Wings?
Keith Cowing · NASAWatch on BBC Five Live: Who Gets Astronaut Wings? FAA National Policy: FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program “Purpose of This Order. This Order provides guidelines, eligibility, […]
Posted inCommercialization
FAA And NASA Sign MOU
FAA and NASA Sign MOU to Strengthen Partnership in Commercial Space Activities, FAA “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a new memorandum […]
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GAO Says FAA AST Needs To Improve How It Operates
Commercial Space Transportation: Improvements to FAA’s Workforce Planning Needed to Prepare for the Industry’s Anticipated Growth, GAO “Since 2016, AST has taken steps to improve how it determines its current […]
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Big Changes At Commercial Space Transportation At FAA
Sources report that George Nield is retiring from @FAA. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 26, 2018
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Meanwhile, Back At NASA and FAA
This is really strange @SpaceX just broke the internet with its #FalconHeavy launch and yet the last time @NASA tweeted – or said – anything – was 5 hours ago. […]
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GAO: FAA Dropped The Ball On Launch Insurance
GAO: Commercial Space Launch Insurance: FAA Needs to Fully Address Mandated Requirements “The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) report evaluating its maximum probable loss (MPL) methodology did not fully address the […]
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GAO Looks At Moving FAA CST To DOT
FAA: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Potentially Moving the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, GAO “Representatives from commercial space launch companies and spaceports GAO interviewed described advantages and disadvantages of moving the […]
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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 […]
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FAA Space Commerce Conference: Still Middle-Aged Males in Suits
After 20 years of meetings the audience at #FAACST is still overwhelmingly composed of males in dark business suits. pic.twitter.com/x3XsQWP9oL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 7, 2017