So You Want to Launch a Rocket? The FAA is Here for You by Laura Montgomery

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So You Want to Launch a Rocket?  The FAA is Here for You

by

Laura Montgomery

I was a space lawyer for the Federal Aviation Administration.  I worked in the Chief Counsel’s office and supported the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST).  Now I’ve got my own firm, still practice space law, and blog about space law at GroundBasedSpaceMatters.com.

A number of years ago a whole passel of school kids showed up for A Day At The FAA.  One lucky little girl, maybe a fifth grader, got ass...