Navigating the U.S. Policy Compliance Roadmap

Braun, Barbara, The Aerospace Corp.; Sims, Sam M.

doi:10.1117/3.2618157.ch21

Book: The Nanosatellite Revolution: 30 Years and Continuing

Editor(s): Henry Helvajian; Siegfried W. Janson

Chapter Author(s): Barbara Braun, Sam Sims

Published: 2023

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2618157.ch21

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Abstract

Small satellites, like large satellites, must comply with all applicable laws and policies for operating in space. Unlike large satellites, however, small satellites are more likely to be built by organizations new to space, or to be the product of a partnership of many different organizations. Small satellites also have short development cycles, and licensing processes appropriate for large satellites with long development cycles can sometimes take longer than it takes to build a small satellite. In some cases, policy approval and licensing processes have not kept pace with the proliferation of small satellites and the increasing democratization of space.