01 October 2021
FAA investigating Blue Origin safety procedures after open letter from ex-employees
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is reviewing allegations about ...“after repeated warnings for issues involving federal export control regulations”; a claim she denies. Violating federal export control regulations is a very serious...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... article, based on a report by Commercial Space Technologies, discusses the options. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), nine private US companies currently hold 26 active commercial licenses granted by the US Office of Commercial...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
..., research and education with local, national and international partners. Texas, and this year the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made Ellington Field the nation’s tenth commercial spaceport. In granting the Houston Airport System their...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... activities. The licensing process will be reviewed using lessons learned from other partners, such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): it will allow the recognition of licenses issued by other countries, similar to what happens in the...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... regulatory requirements. Specifically, in the United States there are over ten spaceports licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the Pacific Spaceport Complex and Spaceport America. The...
14 December 2018
VSS Unity reaches edge of space in landmark test flight
... higher at 100 kilometres (62 miles). In the eyes of the US however, the boundary has been passed and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that early next year they will present the pilots with...
