Yesterday, the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved a final rule from the FCC on “Space Modernization for the 21st Century (SB Docket No. 25.306)”. The final rule was submitted to OIRA on July 27th, 2026.
According to the 2026 Unified Agenda Entry for this rulemaking:
“In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modernize the Commission’s space and earth station licensing process to allow space companies to more freely and successfully compete in the marketplace to serve the American people. In particular, the Notice proposes to develop a licensing assembly line” designed to route applications for efficient review based on specific aspects of a request. It further proposes to change the public notice timelines to allow for faster application processing; proposes reforms to bonds, processing rounds, license terms, and milestones; and substantially updates the earth station licensing regime.”
With this quick (1 day turnaround) approval of the rulemaking, I would not be surprised to see this final rule published in the Federal Register this week. I do not expect to provide any detailed coverage of this final rule. Under my limited Space Geek coverage, I will at least mention its publication in the appropriate Short Takes post.
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