Novel Space Missions Face Authorization Questions: Morgan Lewis

Novel space missions like commercial lunar landings, asteroid mining and orbital infrastructure sit outside the traditional regulatory boundaries of the FCC, FAA and Commerce Department, Morgan Lewis blogged Wednesday. Those activities show a gap in authorizations for nontraditional commercial space missions, it said. There have been proposals for either the FAA or Commerce to have broader oversight, and a blended or hybrid approach could gain traction, it said.