FAA Sets Up Panel To Study Spaceflight Passenger Safety Regs

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In anticipation of a congressionally ordered moratorium on regulating passenger safety for commercial spacecraft coming to an end, the FAA on July 27 established a rulemaking committee to study the development and cost of possible future occupant safety rules. Minh Nguyen, executive director of the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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