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When space traffic becomes routine, there's going to be significant conflict between commercial air traffic and space traffic," says Juan Alonso, a Stanford professor of aeronautics and astronautics.
Right now, orbital launches are infrequent -- about 70 per year around the world. So if there is, say, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scheduled from Cape Canaveral, the FAA decrees the area to be a "special use airspace" and bars plane
The FAA will soon allow operators to fly at night and over people in certain circumstances. This is a huge step for companies like Amazon and Walmart who are trialing delivery services using unmanned aerial vehicles.
All drones over 0.55 lbs will need to be able to broadcast their location to local authorities by 2022, essentially fitting every consumer unmanned aerial vehicle with a transponder.
Amazon is one step closer to delivering packages directly to your front door via a drone. Today, the company got its FAA approval to start operating its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones
