Space Regulatory Regime Needs Changes, Says Space Lawyer

Current FCC space licensing, regulatory fee and spectrum management regimes often don't work well with many novel space activities, Venable space lawyer Laura Stefani blogged Thursday. The agency is working on new policies, but it's unclear if it "will do enough, fast enough, to provide regulatory relief and certainty," she said. Congress also needs to clearly define different agencies' roles in regulating the space industry, especially as conservative judges "are looking for clear, specific delegations of statutory authority to uphold major agency actions," she said.