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Hopefully that will cut down on the amount of FAA red tape. My Huntsville friends that did a rockoon project (Hal5 HALO, irrc) in the late 90's launched from an offshore barge to keep the FAA off their backs. It was an asphalt fueled hybrid that they fondly said would be the first dirt rocket in space. Lol

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It probably will help insofar as the range rules, but the 1972 Liability Treaty holds a government responsible for all launches and space activities originating from their territory or any facility over which they claim jurisdiction. Therefore the United States is held liable for any SpaceX launches occurring on platforms regulated by the U.S. Since orbital launches are quite different beasties from suborbital sounding rocket launches, I expect there still will be an enormous amount of red tape.

Wanna bypass the FAA? Launch from someone else's territory. Otherwise they will be in your business.

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I'm sure they will still be neck deep in red tape, but the environmental study for each launch should be cut back considerably. That seems to be the sticky point for them. They won't be studying property damage due to sound waves or catastrophic failure, the adverse effects on the West Nile mosquito population due to that chilly tank farm, yadda yadda yadda. It will mainly be, will the cute dolphins be harmed, you aren't BP so no slicks allowed, etc.

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