With competition between the United States and China heating up over space travel, a legislative effort aims to boost America’s edge for control.
The Licensing Aerospace Units to New Commercial Heights Act — also called the LAUNCH Act — was introduced Friday by Reps. August Pfluger, R-Texas, and George Whitesides, D-Calif.
The legislation is designed “to streamline the application of regulations relating to commercial space launch and reentry requirements and licensing of private remote sensing space systems,” Newsweek reported.
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