Pillsbury: Trump FAA Will Move Faster on Launches

Expect FAA restrictions on commercial space launches with an eye toward faster development in the commercial space sector, Pillsbury lawyers wrote last week. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been critical of what he believes is the FAA's slow approach to SpaceX launch approvals, and his potential role in the President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration will be a "powerful impetus for a more flexible approach," they added.