Posted on 06/15/2005 7:37:08 PM PDT by KevinDavis
A public meeting was held June 14 in Van Horn, Texas as part of a series of steps to gain a governmental okay for Blue Origin to launch its rockets. Blue Origin is the Seattle-based company bankrolled by Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, to create and launch passenger-carrying spacecraft.
“The public information meetings are part of the environmental assessment process required by the FAA,” said Gwen Griffin, a spokesperson for the rocket group. “The meetings are for the public to make comments or ask questions about Blue Origin’s proposal,” she told SPACE.com.
A launch operator license must be obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation in Washington, D.C.
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