US laws governing space travel are not keeping up with advances in space technology , according to Orbion Space Technology CEO and co - founder , Brad King . He said more satellites could be launched in the next five to seven years than in the entire history of space travel , but plans by established companies and start - ups were being disrupted by “ stuffy , antiquated rules and regulations ” from the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which controls permits for space travel . In the worst case, they will destroy the entire business of the startup that dares, but then bankruptcy might have been pretty much guaranteed anyway, based on the undetermined time of the FCC appeal process. He said if the US government continued to ignore the need for a comprehensive space policy there could be a “ legally catastrophic ” international space dispute .
US laws governing space travel are not keeping up with advances in space technology , according to Orbion Space Technology CEO and co - founder , Brad King . He said more satellites could be launched in the next five to seven years than in the entire history of space travel , but plans by established companies and start - ups were being disrupted by “ stuffy , antiquated rules and regulations ” from the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which controls permits for space travel . He said if the US government continued to ignore the need for a comprehensive space policy there could be a “ legally catastrophic ” international space dispute .