New Space and Tech

FAA Proposes Rule to Dispose of Rocket Upper Stages to Limit Orbital Debris

By Douglas Messier

SpaceRef

September 25, 2023

Filed under FAA, Launch Vehicles, orbital debris

FAA Proposes Rule to Dispose of Rocket Upper Stages to Limit Orbital Debris — Graph of orbital debris.

Image credit: NASA.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule requiring companies to deorbit the upper stages of rockets or place them in a higher orbit, in order to limit the increasing problem posed by dangerous orbital debris.

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Douglas Messier

Douglas Messier is the founder of Parabolic Arc. He studied at George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute and is an alumnus of the International Space University.