The Federal Aviation Administration will allow SpaceX to perform as many as 25 Starship launches a year from its Texas site, five times the previous limit.

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space transportation office is leaving the agency through a deferred resignation program.

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Blue Origin says its next New Glenn launch will be as soon as late spring after completing an investigation into the failed booster landing on the vehicle’s first flight.

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The FAA has given its approval for the next flight of SpaceX’s Starship even while the investigation into the failed previous flight continues.

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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says he has invited SpaceX to provide input on improving the FAA’s air traffic control system.

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The House Science Committee is asking the GAO to review the FAAs launch regulations that have generated criticism from industry.

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Top Democrats on two committees are raising concerns about conflicts of interest between a government organization led by Elon Musk and two agencies.

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FAA officials say that are increasingly confident that they can move commercial launch licenses to a new set of regulations by a March 2026.

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The FAA says it is investigating reports that debris from the failed Starship test flight landed, and caused property damage in, the Turks and Caicos.

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President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Dept. of Transportation says he will review fines levied by the FAA against SpaceX for launch license violations.

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The FAA is taking a step to streamline licensing for launch operators as the agency faces continues pressure to accelerate that process.

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As the FAA kicks off a committee to study ways to refine launch and reentry regulations, two members of Congress are asking the agency to move even faster.

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A defense authorization bill includes language to extend a “learning period” limiting commercial human spaceflight regulations as well as indemnification for commercial launches.

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An environmental review brings SpaceX one step closer to increasing the launch rate of its Starship vehicle from Texas.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with a long-awaited committee to evaluate ways to improve launch licensing regulations as one executive calls for far greater changes.

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Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from space to Earth, has received a license for its first mission launching in November.

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SpaceX launched its fifth Starship vehicle Oct. 13, successfully making an unprecedented “catch” of its Super Heavy booster back at the launch site.

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The FAA will allow SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 flights after an upper stage anomaly nearly two weeks ago as the company awaits approval for its next Starship launch.

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The FAA has granted approval for the Falcon 9 launch of ESA’s Hera asteroid mission, but is keeping the vehicle grounded for now for other missions.

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said safety was the reason why it recently fined SpaceX and delayed an updated Starship launch license, comments that drew a sharp rebuke from SpaceX.

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SpaceX fired back at the FAA over the agency’s proposed fines for launch license violations, blaming the FAA for dragging its heels on what the company considered minor changes.

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The FAA announced its intent to fine SpaceX more than $633,000 for violating its launch licenses on two occasions in 2023, a decision SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he will fight in court.

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A day after harsh criticism from Congress and industry, the FAA defended its approach to launch licensing and, specifically, its work with SpaceX.

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Members of Congress and the space industry criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for implementation of launch licensing regulations they claim threaten American competitiveness in space.

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