About FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)
FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) is a government agency headquartered in Washington, United States, founded in 1984. It works in Legal, Policy & Regulatory and Launch Vehicles & Propulsion.
US FAA office — licenses and regulates commercial launch, reentry and spaceport operations and promotes the US commercial space transportation industry.
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- 1984
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HQ800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, Washington, United States
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