FAA Updates Policy to Require Reentry Licensing Written 23 April 2024
Orbital Cygnus 2 reentry | Credit: Alex Gerst; NASA
Aviation Week reports, “After Varda Space’s reentry capsule got stuck in orbit for eight months without permission to return to Earth, the FAA has updated its policy and will no longer allow return capsules to launch into space without reentry authorization.”
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