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XCOR Submits First "Sufficiently Complete" RLV Launch License Application
Mojave - Nov 11, 2003 XCOR Aerospace announced today that it has been informed by the Federal Aviation Administration's Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) that its application for a commercial space launch license has been deemed "sufficiently complete." This significant regulatory milestone means that AST has committed itself either to issue a launch license to XCOR within 180 days or notify Congress that it failed to do so. "We still have work to do, but this a major step toward being issued a launch license," said XCOR's Randall Clague. "It shows that the process AST has put in place is achievable even for a small company like ours." XCOR Aerospace has submitted a launch license application for an intermediate technology demonstration vehicle. The launch licensing process includes a safety evaluation, a policy review to ensure the proposed launch does not violate international treaties or jeopardize U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, an environmental review, a financial responsibility determination, and a payload review. XCOR Aerospace is a California corporation located in Mojave, California. The company is in the business of developing and producing safe, reliable, and reusable rocket engines and rocket powered vehicles. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links XCOR SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
French Farm Offers Hope For Endangered Asian Crocs
Paris (AFP) Jun 09, 2006A French crocodile farm said Thursday it had stepped up efforts to breed one of the world's most endangered species, the Indian ghavial, with the hope of ultimately returning animals to their habitat in South Asia. |
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