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Meyerson Laments Air Force Lethargy Toward Streamlining Commercial Launch Licensing

Pat Host

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

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Meyerson Laments Air Force Lethargy Toward Streamlining Commercial Launch Licensing

The multiple-times-used Blue Origin New Shepard rocket on display outside the main hall of the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Photo: Defense Daily.

A top commercial space executive on Wednesday lamented the Air Force’s slow pace toward eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals for commercial launches, despite a pair of 2016 letters from a top Air Force officer both identifying, and providing action items, for these issues.“The leadership’s vision has not yet been fully adopted at all levels of the Air Force,” Blue Origin President Rob Meyerson told a Senate panel. “As a result, the Air Force has not yet realized its full potential…

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