{"id":1972904,"date":"2023-07-14T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bureaucracy-around-private-spaceflight-must-be-tamed-for-us-to-stay-on-top-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:25:31","slug":"bureaucracy-around-private-spaceflight-must-be-tamed-for-us-to-stay-on-top-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bureaucracy-around-private-spaceflight-must-be-tamed-for-us-to-stay-on-top-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts say the US must tame bureaucracy in private spaceflight to maintain its leading position."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbureaucracy-around-private-spaceflight-must-be-tamed-for-us-to-stay-on-top-experts-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1972904&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0714\/a3d0a32c-d477-4a54-ad17-bbced150ef2c\/audio.mp3?length=4377069&#038;duration=365\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Experts in the growing field of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apply-now-billionaire-seeks-eight-companions-for-free-ride-on-spacex-rocket-to-the-moon\/\" title=\"Apply Now! Billionaire Seeks Eight Companions For Free Ride On SpaceX Rocket To The Moon\">commercial space flight<\/a> say the United States must develop coherent policies and regulations to remain a leader in space.<\/p>\n<p>They say American entrepreneurs have made significant progress in developing the equipment and practices to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmaker-proposes-tax-on-space-tourism-exploration-moments-after-bezos-lands\/\" title=\"Democratic Lawmaker Proposes Tax On Space Tourism, Exploration Moments After Bezos Lands\">commercial space travel<\/a> safe and economically viable.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there is more work to do.<\/p>\n<p>The expiration of a &#8220;learning period&#8221;\u2014which restricts federal regulation of the industry\u2014in late September could hamper further progress, said Karina Drees, president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a critical time for our industry,&#8221; Ms. Drees said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Drees and others in the commercial space travel business testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 13.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2568440\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/06\/19\/337294main_pg62_as11-40-5903_full-1200x1260.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\tAstronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. (NASA)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Commercial space travel was first outlined in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, according to a hearing charter released by the House committee. This multilateral agreement was hammered out by the only two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irresponsible-russia-shoots-down-satellite-generates-debris-threatening-international-space-station\/\" title=\"\u2018Irresponsible\u2019 Russia Shoots Down Satellite, Generates Debris Threatening International Space Station\">space-faring nations<\/a> at that time, the United States and the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>The Soviet Union wanted the treaty to restrict space travel to nation-states only. The United States favored giving private enterprises a role in space exploration. They compromised in Article 6.<\/p>\n<p>Article 6 of the treaty requires each signatory to bear &#8220;international responsibility for national activities in outer space &#8230; whether such activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by non-governmental entities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Private Space Flight Takes Off<\/h2>\n<p>Until Sept. 9, 1982, that passage was an academic statement that might be an issue in the future.<\/p>\n<p>On that day, on Matagorda Island, Texas, Space Services Inc. launched Conestoga 1. It was the first privately funded rocket to successfully lift off and make it into orbit over the Earth. It was not the last.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bureaucracy-around-private-spaceflight-must-be-tamed-for-us-to-stay-on-top-experts-say\/\" title=\"Experts say the US must tame bureaucracy in private spaceflight to maintain its leading position.\">time commercial space travel companies encountered permitting<\/a> and licensing issues.<\/p>\n<p>Space Services Inc. spent a tremendous amount of time and money dealing with as many as 17 agencies to arrange that first launch.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses at the congressional hearing told the committee that not much has changed. But it needs to, they said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Space is heating up,&#8221; said John Dunstan, general counsel for Tech Freedom. &#8220;That&#8217;s great for me as a practicing space lawyer. But highly dangerous for our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5283136\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/05\/22\/id5283136-ISS-astronauts-1200x667.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t(Back, L\u2013R) Ali al-Qarni, John Shoffner, Rayyanah Barnawi, and Peggy Whitson, who traveled to the International Space Station on a privately owned space craft, pose for a picture with the station&#8217;s residents on May 22, 2023. (NASA TV via AP)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>According to its website, Tech Freedom is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank in Washington that promotes technological progress.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licenses commercial space flights. According to the committee, since 1989, over 560 launches and 38 reentries have been approved. More than 40 percent of them occurred between fiscal year 2018 and fiscal 2022. There were 80 licensed launches in the first nine months of fiscal 2023, more than in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Congress established the learning periods as part of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. These eight-year periods were to restrain government regulation so spaceflight entrepreneurs could innovate and find ways to make spaceflight safe and economically feasible.<\/p>\n<p>The end of the current learning period at the end of September would set the stage for government agencies to begin writing regulations that could inhibit further innovation.<\/p>\n<h2>Informed Consent Required<\/h2>\n<p>The act also requires spaceflight providers to show informed consent from all passengers. They mu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts in commercial space flight emphasize the need for the United States to establish clear policies and regulations to maintain its leadership in this field. 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