For The First Time, The FAA Issued Santa A Special Commercial Space License For A Crewed Mission To The ISS
The FAA has announced it has granted Santa Claus and his reindeer-powered sleigh special operating authority to engage in interstate air-cargo-delivery services directly to rooftops throughout the United States on Christmas Eve. In addition, for the first time ever, the FAA issued Santa a special commercial space license for a crewed mission to the International Space Station using his StarSleigh-1 space capsule powered by the Rudolph Rocket. The mission license includes both launch and reentry operations and will occur from a U.S.-based spaceport. “We are pleased to help Santa safely navigate through the National Airspace System to br