Bigelow Aerospace urged the FCC to begin a proceeding...

Bigelow Aerospace urged the FCC to begin a proceeding to allocate spectrum for future commercial satellites. The rulemaking is needed for implementation of Bigelow’s plans “to provide access to on-orbit commercial research and development facilities for national space agencies, private companies and research organizations agencies,” Bigelow said in an ex parte filing posted Monday in docket 13-115 (http://bit.ly/1szrLQS). The commission also will need to address the regulatory classification and service rules applicable to crewed commercial space station operations, it said in a filing about a meeting with the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology and staff from the International Bureau.