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Inversion Space gets reentry license for orbital cargo delivery capsule demo


Inversion Space has become the third company to receive a spacecraft reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration, paving the way for the

Inversion Space has become the third company to receive a spacecraft reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration, paving the way for the startup to launch and return its tech pathfinder mission for orbital delivery later this year. The new regulatory framework was finalized in 2020 to streamline the licensing process for satellite and rocket operators, though there have been a fair number of critics that question whether Part 450 has achieved that goal. Ray, which will launch on SpaceX’s Transport-12 ride-share mission (likely sometime this month), will spend between one to five weeks in space, Inversion CEO Justin Fiaschetti said in a previous interview with TechCrunch.

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