COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED FOR FAA NPRM ON COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AND REENTRY REQUIREMENTS
August 28, 2019
The FAA issued an NPRM on the commercial space launch licensing process on April 15, 2019. The rule is intended to streamline the federal commercial space transportation requirements for future launch, reentry, and launch-site providers, while maintaining safety during launches and reentries. This proposed rule will follow the “Space Policy Directive 2”, which called on DOT’s Secretary to revise the regulations governing space launch and re-entry licensing regulations.
The comment period for this NPRM was first extended to July 30, 2019, and was recently extended to August 19, 2019. This will be a significant rule change for space launches as it will consolidate and revise multiple regulatory parts and apply a single set of licensing and safety regulations across several types of operations and vehicles.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Alexander Matthews (amatthews@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6633).
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