The mission of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation is to ensure protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch or reentry activities, and to encourage, facilitate, and promote U.S. commercial space transportation.
If you have questions about Commercial Space Transportation, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page. For media inquiries, please contact Mr. Hank Price at hank.price@faa.gov.
For non-media inquiries related specifically to Commercial Space Transportation, please contact Michael Coffman at michael.coffman@faa.gov.
- Operational Information
- 308 Licensed Launches
- 9 in Fiscal Year 2019
- 0 in Calendar Year 2019
- 32 in Fiscal Year 2018
- 44 Permitted Launches
- 0 in Fiscal Year 2019
- 0 in Calendar Year 2019
- 0 in Fiscal Year 2018
- 17 Licensed Reentries
- 0 in Fiscal Year 2019
- 0 in Calendar Year 2019
- 3 in Fiscal Year 2018
- 24 Active Launch Licenses
- 11 Active Launch Site Operator Licenses
- 0 Active Experimental Permits
- 8 Active Safety Approvals
- 308 Licensed Launches