Rep. Kiley has introduced legislation to make the Office of Commercial Space Transportation report directly to the Secretary of Transportation. This comes after Rep. Kiley questioned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker before the Aviation Subcommittee with respect to the FAA’s decisions with SpaceX launches in September. The bill streamlines the oversight process by …
Starship’s fifth flight test could launch as soon as October 13, pending regulatory approval. IF everything is going well from the launch and return then they will try to land on the mechazilla launch tower. Thousands of distinct vehicle and pad criteria must be met prior to a return and catch attempt of the Super …
launch-licensing process. “They’re looking at a pretty aggressive launch schedule this year,” he said. “They’re looking at, I believe, at least nine launches this year. That’s a lot of launches. If you’re doing modifications and doing them one by one, that’s a lot of work. We’ve been talking to SpaceX constantly around the clock, coming …