An extended mission for authorization

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 18 Dec 2023, 11:59 UTC

Industry and government in the US have been working for years to develop a procedure for "mission authorization" or the oversight of commercial spacecraft not currently licensed. Jeff Foust reports that dueling proposals from Congress and the White House may mean that debate is far from over.