September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
... could be 50,000 by 2030 and with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of their satellites within five years of completing their...
April 2024
Planning, designing and delivering a spaceport
... sustainable operations. Rocket Lab offers the world’s only private orbital launch range in Mahia, New Zealand. An FAA-licensed spaceport, Launch Complex 1, can provide up to 120 launch opportunities every year. About the author Stuart...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... USA; military organisations such as the UK MoD and US DoD; and aviation and space regulators such as ICAO, FAA, EASA, Eurocontrol and the UK Space Agency (UKSA). Regulatory bodies have begun to consider the nature of related...
16 September 2015
From CubeSats to drones – playing catch-up with technology in air and space
... set to double. However, an exponentially evolving technology sector is posing new challenges to U.S. officials everywhere from the FAA to the RTCA. One such technology is commercial/privately owned drones. At the “Reinventing the National Aerospace...
05 February 2016
SpaceX' Ambitious Plans Discussed at Commercial Space Transportation Conference
SpaceX plans to speed up the production and launch of its Falcon 9 rocket in 2016, as well as introduce its Falcon Heavy rocket and complete a test of its commercial crew vehicle. This was stated by the company's president Gwynne Shotwell in a ...
04 October 2017
First ever Stratollite launch from Spaceport Tucson
... global hub for commerce and science in the stratosphere formally opened its doors to business. “The FAA recently provided a Certificate of Authorization to World View to launch Stratollite missions from Spaceport Tucson. It features an immense...
