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Jared Zambrano-Stout

1 Feb, 9 tweets, 4 min read

@PeteButtigieg

The Senate Commerce Committee has released its Questions for the Record for @PeteButtigieg nomination hearing. There are a few questions about #space and @FAANews. QFRs are submitted post-hearing to witnesses. Thread below for questions asked and answered. 1/9

It doesn't appear that the Democrats asked any space-related questions but there are a few from Republicans. The full packet from Republicans is here 2/9 commerce.senate.gov/services/files…

The full packet from Democrats is here. 3/9 commerce.senate.gov/services/files…

@SenatorWicker

Q15 from @SenatorWicker: about integrating commercial space launch into the National Airspace 4/9

@SenatorWicker

Q16 from @SenatorWicker re Launch Licensing
5/9

@SenatorWicker

Q17 from @SenatorWicker re launch licensing 6/9

@SenatorWicker

Q18 from @SenatorWicker re launch licensing 7/9

@SenatorWicker

Q19 from @SenatorWicker re Space Infrastructure. 8/9

@SenatorWicker

Very interesting Q20 and Q21 from @SenatorWicker re the Human Space Flight learning period. 9/9

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Jared Zambrano-Stout

@Space_Jared

2 Feb

@wapodavenport

I have spent some time contemplating the ramifications of this. Before you read this thread know this: I am posting this with the information we have and my opinion is subject to change. @wapodavenport @SciGuySpace @Free_Space @jacqklimas @kchangnyt

https://twitter.com/Free_Space/status/1356603400171970560

Regulation of the launch industry is built on the belief that the industry understands the ramifications of their actions and will protect itself by following those regulations and that Congress believes DOT will do what is necessary to protect the uninvolved public.

(It is important to note at this point that Congress granted this authority to the Secretary of Transportation and during the Clinton Administration the Secretary devolved this authority to the FAA, which is why we have the Office of Commercial Space Transportation at the FAA.)

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Jared Zambrano-Stout

@Space_Jared

30 Jan

@SciGuySpace

This is an excellent overview from @SciGuySpace about the situation with the SpaceX licensing issues. I would like to add some additional commentary to this as a former Deputy Chief and Acting Chief of Staff in the office.

https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1355272397302214657

To start with, it is highly unusual for a launch license or an experimental permit to be issued on the “day of” for a launch. I can think of only a handful of times it has occurred.

I would note that most of the time, launch companies prefer to have their licenses or experimental permits in hand and ready to go before setting a hard launch date. There are many reasons for that, but certainly Thursday is a good example of why.

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