Public comment · Question C · August 2026 FAA Docket FAA-2026-8614 · Joshua McElwee
This comment responds to Question C in the FAA’s proposed rule, “Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions” (Notice No. 26-11).
It examines how the thirteen statutes identified for waiver have applied in launch and reentry licensing, drawing on the agency’s completed licensing records, and sets out a proposed certification framework for administering relief.