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On Episode 89 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod delve into the challenges of regulating spaceflight.
With the uptick in commercial and private spaceflight, the need for regulation has become paramount. The FAA has played a major role in establishing newspace flight rules thus far, but should it continue to be the primary regulator in the future? Many industry insiders say no, while some even argue against what they view as unnecessary control. At TWiS, we believe that proper and sensible regulation is necessary, much like in any other form of transportation. The big question is, who should be responsible for this and how? George Nield, President of Commercial Space Technologies and former Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Aviation at the FAA, joins us to unravel the complexities of the issue.
Space news of the week
- GAO report warns Artemis 3 landing may be delayed to 2027
- Cannibal’ solar burst will hit Earth
- FAA Office of Commercial Spaceflight
- George Nield on Linkedin
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Host of This Week In Space on TWiT
Host of This Week In Space on TWiT
Rod Pyle is an author, journalist, television producer and Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine. He has written 18 books on space history, exploration, and development, including Space 2.0, Innovation the NASA Way, Interplanetary Robots, Blueprint for a Battlestar, Amazing Stories of the Space Age, First On the Moon, and Destination Mars
In a previous life, Rod produced numerous documentaries and short films for The History Channel, Discovery Communications, and Disney. He also worked in visual effects on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Battlestar Galactica reboot, as well as various sci-fi TV pilots. His most recent TV credit was with the NatGeo documentary on Tom Wolfe’s iconic book The Right Stuff.