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Senate Subcommittee and Space Industry Leaders Stress Need for Longer FAA “Learning Period”

By Craig Bamford

SpaceRef

October 19, 2023

Filed under commercial human spaceflight, FAA, orbital debris

Senate Subcommittee and Space Industry Leaders Stress Need for Longer FAA “Learning Period” — Kyrsten Sinema begins the committee hearing.

Image credit: Senate Space and Science Subcommittee broadcast.

On Wednesday, Space industry figures from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic reiterated calls for an extension to the “learning period” regarding the development of safety regulations for human space travel on Wednesday, to the generally-sympathetic Senate Subcommittee on Space and Science. The meeting was chaired by Arizona’s formerly Democratic and now Independent Senator, Kyrsten Sinema.

Craig Bamford

Craig is a technology journalist with a strong focus on space-related startups, business, and pop culture. He started working in science & technology media in 2016, and began writing about the Canadian space sector in 2017 for SpaceQ. He is a graduate of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, where he specialized in international conflict analysis and conflict resolution. He lives in Toronto.