Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 22, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2023 House Speaker introduces bill to extend commercial spaceflight regulatory learning period Quote Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has introduced legislation that would extend a restriction on the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to regulate commercial human spaceflight safety by another eight years. McCarthy announced Sept. 21 he has introduced the Space Transformation And Reliability (STAR) Act. The one-page bill would extend what is alternatively called a “learning period” or moratorium on certain safety regulations, set to expire at the end of this month, through September 2031. Read More: SpaceNews Related stories: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted September 22, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Well, this should be one action that both sides can agree on. Anyone who stands in the way is going to look heavy-handed and partisan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 26 Author #3 Share Posted February 26 FAA commercial human spaceflight regulatory learning period nears expiration Quote Congress is expected to decide in the next two weeks whether to extend current restrictions on regulating the safety of commercial human spaceflight occupants, and if so, for how long. House and Senate negotiators are working to finalize a new long-term Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that would extend and modify existing authorities for the agency set to expire March 8. Congress previously passed two short-term stopgap extensions of provisions that had been set to expire last October. Read More: ➡️ SpaceNews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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