<p><span>The FAA is issuing a request for information (RFI) to solicit public and industry input on designating additional priority airspace for spacecraft launches and recoveries to augment Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Launch and recovery rates are expected to reach 10,000 per year by 2035, “driving the cadence from a few launches a week to several launches and reentries a day,” the agency said. From an aviation perspective, comments are sought on advance notification of time, size, and duration of spacecraft launch and recovery sites based on safety and operational limitations. Comments on the RFI are due by Oct. 26, 2026.</span></p>


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