FAA sets record for commercial space licenses amid red tape criticism

Nov. 15, 2024 4:32 AM ETSpaceX (SPACE) StockBy: Jessica Kuruthukulangara, SA News Editor
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A record number of U.S. commercial space operations were licensed in the past year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, even as critics claim the regulator's approval process is too slow.

The FAA licensed a record 148 commercial space operations in

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