OUTPACE in Space Act

Key Points

• This bill aims to help American space companies launch and land rockets more often. It requires the government to make sure there is enough room in the sky for both regular airplanes and new high-speed space vehicles to operate safely at the same time.
• The FAA would be required to change its safety rules to make it easier for companies to land rockets on land instead of just in the ocean. This change is intended to help the space industry grow by allowing for faster and more frequent missions.
• To help the government keep up with the fast-moving space industry, the FAA would get special permission to hire aerospace experts quickly. They could skip some of the usual long government hiring steps to fill empty jobs in the space transportation office.
• The bill bans the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce from working with certain foreign countries on space research. This is meant to protect American technology and secrets from being shared with rival nations like China or Russia.

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