DONT LET A COMMERCIAL SPACE GRAB PUT AMERICAN AVIATION AT RISK * WORLDNETDAILY * BY JEREMY BAYER , REAL CLEAR WIRE

What happened: The Commercial Space Federation petitioned the FCC to replace the Aerospace and Flight Test Radio Coordinating Council, which has coordinated flight test spectrum since 1969, with a database-driven system where companies coordinate spectrum access themselves. Key numbers: Policy Why it matters: The author writes that without a neutral coordinator, ground receivers could lock onto stronger rocket signals and interrupt telemetry engineers rely on during tests. Defense primes, airframers, pilots' unions and aviation groups told the FCC the petition threatens flight test safety.

The Commercial Space Federation petitioned the FCC to replace the Aerospace and Flight Test Radio Coordinating Council, which has coordinated flight test spectrum since 1969, with a database-driven system where companies coordinate spectrum access themselves.

The author writes that without a neutral coordinator, ground receivers could lock onto stronger rocket signals and interrupt telemetry engineers rely on during tests. Defense primes, airframers, pilots' unions and aviation groups told the FCC the petition threatens flight test safety.