FAA Proposes Streamlined Commercial Space Launch Rules

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBenzinga, citing Reuters, says the FAA proposed streamlining and modernizing its commercial space launch and reentry rules.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJoining us is Marlene Dufresne-Boggs, who runs a roadside diner near a launch site.

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   Marlene Dufresne-BoggsThanks, Vera. I run Marlene's Pit Stop, forty-one stools, one fryer, and a sign that says Rockets Welcome. Mostly it's gnats.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorStreamlined rules, Marlene! Rocket Lab, Redwire, Intuitive Machines and Kratos are all on the Benzinga tag list. Isn't that a gift from God?

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   Marlene Dufresne-BoggsHoney, I've waited four months for a permit to move my dumpster six feet. Streamlined sounds like a fairy tale.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the government might finally get out of the way of a rocket, and you doubt it?

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   Marlene Dufresne-BoggsA rocket launches and every window in my diner rattles. Last time, my pie slid off the counter and landed in a customer's lap.

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   Marlene Dufresne-BoggsNobody filed paperwork about that.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA pie in the lap is the most bullish thing I've heard all week. Did he tip?

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    Marlene Dufresne-BoggsHe did. Twenty percent, plus a bill for dry cleaning. Honestly, he got the better end of that deal.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPin this down for me. Would faster launches be good for your business, or just louder?

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    Marlene Dufresne-BoggsBoth. More launches means more hungry engineers at two a.m. But I want one form to fill out, not forty-one, one per stool.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty-one forms, Marlene, and nobody reads them. That's opinion, folks, and it's mine. One last thing: what's on the menu for launch day?

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    Marlene Dufresne-BoggsCountdown Cobbler. Ten minutes to bake, and it still beats the government to the finish. We'll see whether this rule does.