WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Flight Safety Limits Objectives Burden Reducing Clarification.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 9 by Anh Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

Summary: FAA proposes to amend its commercial space launch and reentry licensing regulations to streamline the licensing process and reduce regulatory burden for license applicants. Specifically, FAA proposes to clarify the requirements for establishing flight safety limits that define when a vehicle operator must initiate flight abort.

For more information, contact Lisa E. Cacciatore, Office of Commercial Space Transportatio...