WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Space Modernization for the 21st Century.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 5 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary.
Summary: In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) proposes to overhaul and modernize the Commission's space and earth station licensing process to help "ensure that new space-based industries, space exploration capabilities, and cutting-edge defense systems are pioneered in America rather than by our adversaries." In particular, the NPRM proposes to develop a "licensing assembly line" designed so applications can be routed along different paths and segme...