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Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018

The Space Frontier Act of 2018, which has Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as a key backer, was approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate, with provisions again extending the intended life of the International Space Station and elevating the commercial space office in the federal bureacracy. Senate Bill 3277, which was introduced in July […]

Scott PowersApril 16, 2018

Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson called Monday for the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate safety at the low-cost carrier Allegiant Air that is the dominant carrier at Orlando-Sanford International Airport and also serves a half-dozen other Florida cities. Nelson’s request comes on the heels of a scathing report aired Sunday evening on CBS’s “60 Minutes” that […]

Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2017

Declaring that the glitch that blew up its last rocket while sitting on the launch pad back in September has been identified and fixed, SpaceX announced it is ready to launch again – Sunday, from California. SpaceX said it plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Station. to carry a French Iridium […]

Associated PressNovember 19, 2016

A House committee chairman says President-elect Donald Trump likes the idea of spinning off air traffic control operations from the government and placing them under the control of a private, non-profit corporation chartered by Congress. Rep. Bill Shuster, head of the House transportation committee, told The Associated Press that he spoke to Trump about the […]

Scott PowersAugust 4, 2016

Moon Express is close to permission to go to the moon, opening up that frontier to private businesses. The California company with operations at Cape Canaveral announced Wednesday it has received a positive review from the FAA for an FAA license to send a payload to the moon to begin private, commercial exploration for profitable resources there. It’s […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s concern about unpiloted drones flying near airports led him to take steps in Senate action Wednesday to stop them. Florida’s senior senator had the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee insert a pilot program to deter them into the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill. Senate Bill 2658, which ranking Democrat Nelson of Florida […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says drones near airports “an accident that is waiting to happen,” and is asking the FAA for tougher rules and to consider technologies allowing airports to take control of drones flying nearby. Nelson called a meeting at Orlando International Airport Friday of top executives at seven of Florida’s largest airports — Orlando, Miami, Tampa, St. […]

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Bill Nelson’s last big space bill approved by U.S. Senate

Bill Nelson calls for safety probe into Allegiant Air

SpaceX shooting to launch again on Sunday, in California

House chairman: Donald Trump favors privatizing air traffic control

Moon Express license to go to moon would open new frontier for space businesses

Bill Nelson gets drones-at-airports intercept program into FAA reauthorization bill

Bill Nelson, Florida airport leaders call for FAA rules, technologies, to crack down on drones near airports