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Loverro Calls For U.S. To Reform How It Licenses Commercial Space Capabilities

Monday, November 7th, 2016

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A key Defense Department official wants the federal government to reform how it licenses commercial space capabilities to keep these businesses based in the United States, so the nation can better leverage these technologies for warfighters.Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Doug Loverro said Oct. 24 fortunately for the federal government the new entrepreneurial space capabilities are almost all U.S.-borne. Loverro said reforming licensing would help bring new commercial space capabilities to the market faster with more agility…

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