The U.S. regulatory regime authorizing and overseeing commercial space missions is responsible for one of the most dynamic and technologically advanced industries in the world. Recently, however, investment in the space industry has slowed. This is happening in part because the rate of innovation and diversity of recent technologies enabling novel space missions is beginning to outpace the regulatory regime’s ability to provide industry with optimal predictability.
The current requirements require firms to navigate a complex web of federal agencies, with companies’ expectations regarding approval resting largely on prior experience; approval for innovative concepts is particularly difficult, as no suchThe post Space Mission Authorization: Enabling the Final Frontier appeared first on War on the Rocks.