202502171319 Tags: #nasa #congress # Regulation around commercial space activity Senator Ted Cruz pushed for less regulation around commercial space activities as a way to increase US commercial space activity. He also stated the need to move the commercial launch authorization out of the FAA and create its own standalone entity under the DOT, which would be a reversion to how it was in the mid-80’s. --- # References 1. Foust, Jeff. 2025. “Congress Seeks NASA Authorization, Commercial Space Bills.” _SpaceNews_. Retrieved February 17, 2025 ([https://spacenews.com/congress-seeks-nasa-authorization-commercial-space-bills/](https://spacenews.com/congress-seeks-nasa-authorization-commercial-space-bills/)).