Space Regulatory Approval

FCC Approval Isn't the Finish Line: What Reflect Orbital's Backlash Reveals About Space Validation

Reflect Orbital got its first regulatory win this week: the FCC approved the company’s debut sunlight-reflecting satellite for launch this year. If you only read the headline, it sounds like the company just cleared its biggest hurdle. Read past it, and you find a fight that’s really just getting started, one that has almost nothing to do with whether the hardware works.