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Launch Industry May Benefit from FAA Review of Commercial Rules

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, November 14th, 2024

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Launch Industry May Benefit from FAA Review of Commercial Rules

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket lifts off on Oct. 4 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. on the Cert-2 flight test (ULA Photo)

Billionaire SpaceX magnate Elon Musk is on tap to head a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the new administration--a position which would put him squarely in the cross hairs of conflict of interest prohibitions, if any recommendations to cut Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DoD, and other federal regulations end up benefiting his businesses. Just as this DOGE news spurts from the "flood the zone" mentality of the incoming White House, the FAA on Thursday said that it is undertaking…

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