COSMIC Workshop
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
Event summary
This installment – “Regulations 101: FCC ISAM Licensing” – is a workshop on how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorizes ISAM missions, featuring Cooley partner Tony Lin and Stephen Duall, associate chief of the FCC’s Space Bureau. The panelists discuss the different current processes for obtaining commercial and experimental ISAM authorizations in the US. The workshop highlights relevant rule provisions, FCC offices and personnel, federal spectrum coordination and technical filings – e.g., Schedule S, the Office of Data, Analytics and Research (ODAR) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) SpaceCap – along with other considerations regarding FCC ISAM authorizations, including application fees and timing of filings. The panelists also identify regulatory gaps and discuss pending proceedings involving ISAM missions. Types of ISAM missions covered include rendezvous and proximity operations (RPOs) and lunar missions.
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