Commercial Space Transportation (FAA)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-10-05 — Overpressure Blast Effects Analysis Burden Reducing Clarification: cross-connection with commercial-space-launch-licensing: Both concern FAA Part 450 commercial space licensing; this overpressure clarification is one of several incremental revisions to the Part 450 framework. (novelty: 2)
- 2003-07-24 — Commercial Space Transportation Act of 2003: Commercial Space Transportation Act of 2003 (introduced) would authorize FAA’s commercial space office through 2008, extend the government’s catastrophic-launch third-party indemnification backstop through 2009, and direct a report on whether suborbital vehicles warrant a distinct regulatory regime — without imposing new binding rules. (novelty: 2)