14 December 2018
VSS Unity reaches edge of space in landmark test flight
... higher at 100 kilometres (62 miles). In the eyes of the US however, the boundary has been passed and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that early next year they will present the pilots with...
02 July 2021
Branson plans space trip ahead of rival Bezos
... after Virgin Galactic recently received an operator license from the FAA to allow the firm to fly customers to space. One...and the first woman to be an inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US, she will make history again by ...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
... the estimated number of satellites 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...
28 May 2025
SpaceX faces renewed scrutiny over Mars ambitions after Starship malfunctions
..., the technical and ethical implications of this approach are coming under increasing scrutiny. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates US commercial space launches, has approved up to 25 Starship flights per year from Starbase...
