FAA Moves To ‘Covariance’ To Assess Launch Collision Risk

Current launch and re-entry collision-avoidance standoff distances.
Credit: FAA
The FAA’s plan to amend the collision-avoidance methodology it uses in licensing commercial space launches will support safer operations with more flexible launch windows as space at low Earth orbit (LEO) becomes increasingly congested, the agency says. In a new Part 450 regulation for Streamlined...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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