{"id":17196,"date":"2020-12-15T15:32:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17196"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:32:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:32:39","slug":"u-s-dot-supports-record-number-of-licensed-commercial-space-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/u-s-dot-supports-record-number-of-licensed-commercial-space-launches\/%20","title":{"rendered":"U.S. DOT Supports Record Number of Licensed Commercial Space Launches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation is having a record year with supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/data_research\/commercial_space_data\/launches\/\">35 licensed commercial space launches<\/a> thus far in 2020 with the potential for even more before the year ends. The prior record of 33 was established in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe record number of launches demonstrates this\nadministration\u2019s commitment to support the innovation and growth of the U.S.\ncommercial space transportation industry and lead the world in aerospace\ncapabilities,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is\nforecasting a continued growth in licensed commercial space launches that could\npossibly reach 50 or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020 commercial space launches cover a diversity of\nmissions including the first FAA licensed crewed mission to the International\nSpace Station (ISS), cargo-only resupply of the ISS, delivery of private\nenterprise satellites into orbit and the testing of space capsules and rocket\nsystems. The launches occurred from seven locations both domestic and\nforeign:&nbsp; Alaska, California, Florida,\nNew Mexico, Texas, Virginia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA recently streamlined and modernized the regulations\ngoverning commercial space launch and reentry licensing as directed in the\nPresident\u2019s May 2018 Space Policy Directive -2.&nbsp;\nThe new rule facilitates greater growth and innovation in the aerospace\nindustry, maintains public safety, and helps the U.S strengthen its leading position\nin the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An FAA license is required to conduct any commercial launch\nor reentry, the operation of any launch or reentry site by U.S. citizens\nanywhere in the world, or by any individual or entity within the United States.\nOnce the FAA issues a license or permit, the agency works with operators to\nmake sure they are meeting the requirements to conduct launches and reentries.\nThis includes having FAA safety inspectors monitor licensed activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation is having a record year with supporting 35 licensed commercial space launches thus far in 2020 with the potential for even more before the year ends. The prior record of 33 was established in 2018. \u201cThe record number of launches demonstrates this administration\u2019s commitment to support the innovation and growth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17197,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17196\/revisions\/17197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}