WASHINGTON — The Office of Space Commerce has rolled out its proposal for a "light touch" approach to mission authorization, the latest attempt in a long-running effort to regulate new commercial space applications.
The office released its draft mission authorization proposal late March 24. The White House had directed the Commerce Department in a commercial space policy executive order in August to develop that proposal within five months.
The certification would not replace the need to obtain launch, remote sensing or communications licenses, but Swiney said those agencies could accept the certification in place of some of their licensing requirements, such as compliance with orbital debris mitigation rules.
