FAA to begin collecting user fees for commercial launches and reentries

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A Falcon 9 launches a set of Starlink satellites April 26 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Credit: SpaceX

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is ready to begin collecting user fees for the first time for commercial launches and reentries, which could generate millions of dollars annually.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...