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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year. The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year.

Article content On the day that Bezos blasted off, the U.S. government quietly tightened its rules, meaning the billionaires could miss out on the rare award of commercial astronaut wings. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or As Bezos and Branson spend billions to fly into space, U.S. changes rules on what it takes to be an astronaut Back to video Bezos, 57, the richest man on Earth, started his Blue Origin space company in 2000, and has been spendi...

Image: SpaceX SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says the company is planning its first orbital launch for July despite not yet having the regulatory approvals it actually neesd to do so. Shotwell made the announcement during a speaking arrangement at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference (ISDC) on June 25, according to Space News. “We are headed for our first orbital attempt in the not-too-distant future. We’re shooting for July,” she said. “I am hopin...

NASA to unveil its new budget request today — What’s in store for Asteroid Day 2021

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A senior SpaceX official said this week that “heat damage” led to the failure of a Falcon 9 booster during a landing attempt Feb. 15, but the company will press on with more launches and will likely surpass the 10-flight threshold on one of its reusable rocket...

Eastern Range discusses drive toward “airport model” operations, eyes increased launch demand February 23, 2021 At the 47th Spaceport Summit, formerly known as Space Congress, the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center/45th Space Wing of the Space Force, and the FAA provided an overview and update on the Florida spaceport’s status and how it is preparing for an even busier schedule than it’s already looking at in 2021. Part of this discussion surrounded expansion possi...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A with the NROL-108 mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX hurled a secret cargo into space for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Saturday, the 30th rocket launch to fly into Earth orbit from pads on Florida’s Space Coas...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical on pad 39A Wednesday for the company’s final mission of the year. Credit: Spaceflight Now A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to take off Thursday from Florida’s Space Coast with a secret cargo for the National Reconn...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Space newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Quick Fix — Visits to U.S. Space Command finalists will be done by the end of next week as the Pentagon prepares to make a final decision ne...