Thursday, April 29, 2010

FAA Setting Up Commercial Spaceflight Center

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 28, @08:34PM
from the to-the-moon-with-you dept.
coondoggie writes"The FAA this week took a step closer to setting up a central hub for the development of key commercial space transportation technologies such as space launch and traffic management applications and setting orbital safety standards. The hub, known as the Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, would have a $1 million yearly budget and tie together universities, industry players, and the government for cost-sharing research and development. The FAA expects the center to be up and running this year."

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