The Space Hour

FAA pens another agreement to streamline commercial space launches

The FAA now has another partnership aimed at making it easier on companies trying to conduct launches.

Eric White@FEDERALNEWSCAST

August 16, 2021 3:56 pm

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Our first episode focused on a new partnership between NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration in an effort to streamline commercial space launches. Well the FAA now has another partnership aimed at making it easier on companies trying to conduct launches. It has entered a memorandum of understanding with the Space Force to recognize areas where both agencies have similar public safety standards, saving commercial space companies a ton of time. To learn more, I spoke with Brig. General Douglas Schiess, who is the director of space and cyber operations at Space Force Operations Command. We also welcomed back Wayne Montieith who is the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at FAA.